It’s Tick Time in Nebraska

A recent Health Alert went out in Nebraska due to the prevalence of a tick-borne disease. Ticks can come from tall grass, wooded areas, field mice, rabbits, muskrats, prairie dogs, and other rodents. If you see any of these around your property, there’s a high chance you have ticks. You might think they’re an annoying pest you occasionally have to peel off dogs and kids, but each tick could have a real disease.

Spotted Fever Rickettsia (SFR) & Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF): frequently missed, as symptoms can be mistaken for just a fever when the rash doesn’t appear. 

Tularemia: severity is case-based, but through ticks, it develops as an Ulceroglandular, where an ulcer forms at the site of the bite and causes swelling. Labs take extra precautions when dealing with this disease.

Ehrlichiosis: the most reported tick-borne disease in Nebraska. It appears as severe malaise, fever, and headache. Immediate treatment is recommended.

Anaplasmosis: a fatal illness if left untreated and a growing concern in East Nebraska.

Lyme Disease: It can start like any other illness, fever and chill, but if it doesn’t present till later after the infected bite, there can be long-lasting symptoms.

Many of these illnesses seem simple and can hopefully be treated with just antibiotics, but they can also be fatal, so why risk it?

Treat for Ticks

How to reduce ticks in your yard and around your property. Methods include:

• Keep your lawn mowed and clean of clippings
• Clear out those fallen leaves
• Refresh your firewood 

Team Up: Despite all the precautions you take for your own home, talking to neighbors is crucial to mosquito and tick control. Homes with little space between lots can mean ticks at a neighbor’s house can travel to yours. Make safety a neighborhood effort.

These are a part of our 7 Ts or Tips and Tricks to keep pests away.

Looking for Professionals?

Mosquito Squad offers a variety of tick control methods:

• Sign up for any of the Mosquito Squad Packages and we’ll spray your yard against ticks and other pests every three weeks. Staying on top of the pests, we’re sure to keep them out.
• Our Tick Granular is for when the ticks are heaviest.
• Tick Tubes get placed twice a year when Ticks are breeding to target the immature ticks before they grow large enough to bother us.

Just like disease, you want to start treatment earlier and stay on top of it to keep bugs and bacteria away. Protect yourself and your family from risks and worries by signing up with Mosquito Squad today. We have many packages, all including protection against ticks, so we can help keep your family safe and comfortable inside and outside. 

CONTACT INFO

(402) 378-9086 omahametro@mosquitosquad.com

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