Not only a health threat, but fleas and ticks can also adversely affect your quality of life and drive you indoors when you should be enjoying your yard. Protect your family and pets, and take back your property with help from Montgomery Exterminating’s flea and tick control!
Biting pests, fleas and ticks feed on the blood of humans, domestic animals, and other warm-blooded animals that cross their path. They can cause discomfort for people and animals with their bites, and worse, they can expose your family (including your four-legged family members) to serious disease and health concerns. Because they are a problem both indoors and out, fleas are a year-round problem and are capable of transmitting tapeworm, cat scratch disease. While rare, they may also carry more serious diseases like murine typhus. Flea bites can also lead to iron deficiency anemia and flea allergy dermatitis. In Oklahoma, blacklegged deer ticks and American dog ticks are a common problem in yards during the warmer months and may end up inside. More of a health threat than fleas, there are several tick-borne diseases to be aware of in our region including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, and Ehrlichiosis. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Lyme disease is also present though only a small percentage of deer ticks have been found infected with the debilitating disease
We’ll start with a thorough inspection to evaluate the severity of the infestation(s) and looking for any other animals such as rodents or wildlife that might be a potential food source for fleas and ticks in or around your home.
Inside, we’ll treat affected areas to kill any fleas that have taken up residence. We’ll also treat the outside using products that eliminate adult fleas and interfere with their normal development into the adult stage.
We’ll focus our tick treatments on shrubs, fence lines, tall grass, and other areas where these biting pests tend to lurk, waiting for a host to wander by.
Did you know Montgomery Exterminating offers homeowners pest control programs that include seasonal flea and tick treatments and year-round protection from common household pests? With Montgomery Exterminating’s Outdoor Living Program, you can say goodbye to fleas, ticks, outdoor spiders, and other outdoor pests!
Discovering and identifying pests is the first step towards effective pest control. At Montgomery, we understand the importance of empowering our clients with knowledge. Our blog serves as a valuable resource, aiming to equip you with the insights needed to identify various pests that may invade your space.
