What Doctors Want Families to Know About Tick Exposure This Year

Ticks are spreading disease at unprecedented rates in our region. Malvern tick control is an important consideration if you want to spend time in the yard this summer

As a Pennsylvania resident, chances are you have been inundated with news about ticks in our region, as well as by personal accounts of friends and friends of friends who have had fateful encounters with ticks. Despite the incredible beauty of the Northeast, our region has become the epicenter of many different tick-borne illnesses that have started to wreak havoc on the health of neighbors across many states. Indeed, ticks have been the source of a public health crisis that threatens the well-being of humans and animals in Pennsylvania, and Lyme disease has been an illness of particular focus. Thanks to the increasing irregularity of our winter weather, ticks have found they are able to survive winter in the Northeast in greater numbers than ever before, and they have far more food than they did decades ago. This shift has allowed tick populations to explode, putting more and more people at risk of dangerous encounters with them. Ticks tend to source their blood meals from rodents, birds, and deer, all of which can act as disease reservoirs that infect ticks, which in turn infect humans when they bite us. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease is estimated to infect nearly 500,000 people every year in the United States, with a significant proportion of cases emerging in the Northeast. Lyme disease, when untreated and unrecognized, can cause serious chronic issues, including organ inflammation, brain fog, and debilitating lethargy. And that’s not all ticks can cause.

Alpha-gal syndrome has also been in the news lately, and for good reason. This is a potentially serious allergy caused by ticks that can make humans allergic to red meat and dairy products, a scary prospect for those who enjoy such foods. Every single disease or allergy caused by ticks is worthy of considerable concern, so why allow these parasites to linger in your yard? Choose professional Malvern tick control to help defend you from ticks and the illnesses they cause.

Expert Malvern Tick Control for a Better Backyard Experience

At Mosquito Squad Plus, we are keenly aware of the many threats related to tick exposure in our region, which is why we are leading the charge in the fight to help defend our neighbors from these parasites. With the help of our highly trained technicians and our powerful tick control treatments, our team can guarantee a dramatic reduction in the tick population in your yard, allowing you to spend more time outdoors with fewer tick concerns for weeks at a time. No tick control method is 100% effective because ticks are extremely resilient and could hop off birds and other wildlife as they pass through your yard, but they will make tick encounters significantly less likely.

Your ideal outdoor lifestyle with fewer tick concerns is on the horizon. Give our team at Mosquito Squad of Southeast PA a call today at (610) 463-0507 to learn more about how we can help you reclaim your yard from ticks. We look forward to hearing from you!