- What are
- Ticks
- ?
Ticks are parasites that feed on animal and human blood. They are small, dark coloured and have a round flatish body with a long mouth. They need blood to grow and can often be found in grass, vegetation and on animals including pets. They crawl along grass or branches and drop onto their host and attach themselves to soft skin to feed. They inject a substance to stop the blood from clotting and their bites can cause an allergic reaction; their saliva can also be poisonous. Ticks can pass on several illnesses to humans and people can develop tick paralysis. Redness and swelling will appear around the tick bite and this will disappear once the tick is removed.
- About Our
- Ticks
- Treatment
Our Tick Treatment involves a comprehensive spray of all grass and vegetation areas around your home and property.
Additional Information
Our tick treatment usually takes between 1-2 hours to complete. We will require clear access to all external areas around your home.
Please unlock any external gates and secure animals inside the home. Please cut grass short before the treatment. Please remember if you trim or cut any vegetation after the treatment, the residual product on the vegetation will be gone.
We will treat all vegetation, grass and ground areas around your home for ticks.
If it is lightly raining at the time of your appointment, this will have no effect on the effectiveness of the treatment. If it is raining heavily, we will need to reschedule your appointment for a dry day.
This treatment is only for ticks.
Payment is required on the day of service – we accept cash, EFTPOS, Visa and MasterCard, and cheque.
No warranty is applicable to this service as due to the behaviour and life cycle of ticks, residual pesticide is not particularly effective on killing any new ticks entering your yard or attaching to pets. If you are in a tick prone area, It is important that you check your yard and pets for ticks regularly and have your yard sprayed regularly. The insecticide kills them on contact. Pets should also be treated regularly for ticks.
What to expect after your service?
You may notice dead ticks on the ground after your service. Regular spraying is recommended to kill any new ticks entering the yard.
