Why Are There So Many Ticks in Northeast Florida This Year?

Posted by Mosquito Squad Plus

July 22, 2026

Why Are There So Many Ticks in Northeast Florida This Year?

Have you spotted a tick in the yard or found one on a family member this year? Or perhaps ticks – plural? If so, you’re not alone.

Tick bites are making headlines in 2026. Tick-bite-related emergency room visits reached fever pitch this spring – the highest levels during that time of the year since 2017. Throughout the Jacksonville area, local news outlets are sharing tick warnings and prevention tips, and offering advice about what to do after a tick bite.

What’s going on with ticks in 2026?

Warm Weather Means More Tick Activity

While Northeast Florida is not known for a short pest season. Our warm, humid climate allows ticks to remain active for most of the year. Not only that, but mild weather gives these tiny arachnids better chances of survival and finding a host.

Ticks thrive in moist, shady areas, like leaf litter, wooded property edges, and overgrown landscaping. If you’re finding them in your own yard or along your yard’s perimeter, wildlife is probably carrying them there. After which, you could find one on yourself, a family member, or your pets.

Ticks Are Small, Your Concern Shouldn’t Be

During their immature life stages, ticks can definitely be difficult to spot. Once attached, ticks will fill their bodies with a blood meal, which is often when they’re finally spotted. The problem is that during their time of attachment and feeding, they could have transmitted a tick-borne pathogen, like Lyme disease or Powassan virus.

For this reason, performing tick checks at least on your kids and pets after being outdoors is highly recommended. Focus on less visible areas, including the scalp, behind the ears, and underarms. If you find a tick, remove it promptly with tweezers and a steady hand – and be on the lookout for unusual symptoms. Seek medical attention if a rash or fever develops following a known tick bite.

How to Reduce Ticks in Your Yard in Northeast Florida

To help make your property less attractive to ticks, keep grass and landscaping maintained. Remove leaf piles, lift stored items, like firewood, off the ground, and create a barrier to help keep wild animals from entering your property.

Northeast Florida pest control is an essential part of tick bite mitigation. Mosquito Squad Plus of Northeast Florida offers outdoor pest control services, including tick control, designed to target areas where they live and wait for hosts. Our trained and knowledgeable pest control technicians will evaluate your property not only to treat potential areas, where ticks could live and breed, but help you consider ways to break up those habitats.

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