Chem-Wise Tick Control
Serving The Entire Chicagoland area including Naperville, Aurora, Joliet, Schaumburg, and Rockford
Tick Control & Removal in Chicagoland
Serving The Entire Chicagoland area including Naperville, Aurora, Joliet, Schaumburg, and Rockford
Signs of Ticks
The most common sign of ticks is finding one attached to a person or pet after time spent near wood lines, tall grass, or leaf litter.
Tick infestations can occur when just one tick is brought into your home. Ticks often reside in wooded areas, tall grass, leaf litter, and the shaded, brushy edges and can be brought into your home on your clothing or skin. Ticks will attach themselves to either you, a family member, or your pet. Ticks tend to attach themselves to warm moist areas of the body including the scalp, armpits or groin. If the tick has fallen off, you may notice the mark the tick leaves behind on the skin. Secondary signs that the mark was caused by a tick include the medical symptoms of the diseases transmitted by ticks. Because ticks live outdoors, the real risk sits in your yard. Watch for the conditions that attract them: overgrown grass, leaf litter, wood piles, dense ground cover, and the shaded border between your lawn and any wooded area. Pets that spend time outside are one of the most common ways ticks make it indoors.
Illinois is home to at least 15 tick species, but only a few regularly bite people. In the Chicagoland area, the two you're most likely to encounter are the blacklegged tick (also called the deer tick) and the American dog tick. The blacklegged tick is the bigger concern here because it's the species that transmits Lyme disease, and northern Illinois — including collar counties like Kane — has some of the highest deer tick numbers in the state. The American dog tick is one of the most frequently encountered ticks in Illinois and can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. Both of these are outdoor, grass-and-woodland ticks, which is another reason treating your yard is what actually reduces your risk.
Why Treat Ticks
Ticks tend to be carriers for various serious diseases which can be transmitted to humans after a bite. Lyme disease is one of the most common and is typically transmitted by nymphal deer ticks. Symptoms can vary depending on the different types of diseases, but can include fever, chills, body aches, headaches, rashes, and nausea.
Tick-borne disease is a real and growing risk in the Chicagoland area. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in Illinois, with cases concentrated in the northern part of the state. Cook and DuPage counties have both been identified by researchers as deer tick hotspots. Beyond Lyme, deer ticks in the region can also transmit anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus, and reported cases have been climbing as deer ticks establish themselves in Illinois areas where they were rarely found a generation ago.
Early detection and medical intervention are imperative. If your home or property is in a wooded suburban or rural area, there is a chance that ticks may be present. Brushing up against trees, shrubbery or grass where ticks are present can allow them to attach themselves to you, your family, or pets. It is important to remove these pests from your property.
Why Choose Chem-Wise Pest Control?
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Why Choose Chem-Wise For Tick Control?
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Free inspection to determine if ticks are present
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Spray & fog treatments for wooded areas of your property
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Guaranteed treatment performed by certified technicians
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Prices for Tick Control are based on property size. Call for additional pricing details
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Illinois Department Of Health051-015881
Illinois Department Of Health
051-020105
Illinois Department Of Health
051-025492