Here in South Dakota and Iowa, ticks can be a big problem for many property owners. These tiny insects can bite, and their bites can not only be itchy, but they can also transmit diseases through them. If you're wondering what you can do to protect yourself or your kids from these pests, there are 4 things that you can do! You and your kids can wear light-colored clothing that covers most of your skin to help prevent these pests from biting you. If you have pets, you should keep up with their tick treatments to help ensure they aren't bringing these pests inside. You should also check yourself, your kids, and your pets for ticks often, and remove them right away if you find any. Lastly, you should schedule professional tick control treatments to reduce the tick population on your property.

1. Wear light-colored clothing that covers most of your skin.

One thing you can do to help protect yourself and your kids from ticks is that you can wear light-colored clothing that covers most of your skin. It's important to wear light-colored clothing because it makes it easy to spot any ticks on them because the dark color of the ticks will stand out. You should also make sure that the clothes cover your skin so that they can't bite you or your children.

2. If you have pets, make sure you're keeping up with their tick treatments.

If you have pets, one of the best things that you can do is to make sure you're keeping up with their tick treatments. That's because ticks use pets as hosts, and they will catch a ride on them and could bring them into your home. If that happens, you and your children will be more exposed to them, increasing the chances of being bitten. By keeping up with your pet's tick treatments, you will reduce the chances of your pets bringing ticks into your home.

There are approximately 850 different species of ticks around the world!

3. Check yourself, your kids, and your pets for ticks every time you go from outdoors to indoors.

Ticks are most commonly found outdoors, in areas where there is a lot of vegetation. To help keep you and your kids protected, and to prevent bringing ticks inside, you should check yourself, your children, and your pets for ticks once you return from being outside. By performing a thorough, full-body check for ticks, you can catch these pests before they cause bigger problems.

4. Enroll in professional tick control treatments to reduce the tick population on your property.

While the aforementioned tips can help prevent ticks from biting you and your kids, the best way to keep these pests at bay is to enroll in professional tick control treatments. When you do, professionals will apply tick control treatments throughout your property to help eliminate them from it. What's more, they will return throughout the tick season to reapply the treatments multiple times to provide comprehensive, overlapping protection from these pests.

Give us a call today to schedule our tick control service.

If you're looking to keep your property free of ticks so they can't bite you, your children, or your pets, you've come to the right place! At Sharp Lawn Care, we offer a flea and tick control service that includes multiple treatments throughout the flea and tick season to reduce the presence of these pests on your property. We offer this service to property owners in Sioux Falls, SD, Sioux City, IA, and other nearby areas in South Dakota, including Tea and Harrisburg. If you're in the Sioux Falls, SD area, call us at (605) 251-6880 to sign up today! If you're in Sioux City, IA, you can reach us at (712) 253-8024 to get started.