Frequently Asked Questions

The price will vary depending on your property and the number of boxes needed.  A certified Tick Box® installer will need to do an estimate for you? However, consider the service as comparable to a yearly spray program. 

Yes, we offer a range of eco-friendly pest control options that use natural and organic products to control pests.

Yes, our team is licensed and insured to provide pest control services in your area.

Eliminating the hosts is not practical. During a study, all rodents were removed from a one-acre plot, but it was an enormous task.  And, after the study was concluded, the rodent population rebounded within two months. 

The white-footed mouse is by far the most important host for the Lyme Disease bacterium.  The eastern chipmunk is a secondary host, shrews and the meadow vole may also be a factor.  These animals can be handled by the system. Squirrels are too large, but they don’t appear to play a significant role in Lyme disease risk for humans. 95% of all blood meals of the Blacklegged tick are with white-footed mice and eastern chipmunks.  Squirrels, ground birds, etc., represent the other 5%.

It takes very little insecticide to control ticks on a small rodent, and the insecticide used in the Tick Box® Tick Control System is an extremely low-dose insecticide. Studies showed that a cat would have to eat approximately 600,000 mice in a days’ time to suffer any ill effects. 

Our tick sprays are just as effective as the Tick Box® in killing deer ticks; however, the Tick Box® system reduces infection rates in the tick population over time, reaching better than 98% reduction by the second year of use. Also, once the boxes are implemented, your tick control is active every day for up to 180 days! Any tick found on the treated property will have an infection rate less the 2%! (After year 2). 

Yes, Tick Box® Tick Control System is designed to be a stand-alone product.  Many clients employ the Tick Box® System as stand-alone and are equally happy with the results.  Once installed, the system will achieve 80% population control after year one and slightly better than 97% control after year two.  This product will also reduce the infection rate to less than 2% after year two of use, without spraying! 

1. Tick spray treatments are based on estimated time and material.
2. Two properties with the same sized lot could have diverse pricing based on their treatable areas. More shrubs, less wooded periphery, etc.

How a property is used is the deciding factor.  Spraying once in the nymph stage and once in the adult stage is a minimum.  If you integrate your approach with the Tick Box® Tick Control System, you would not need to target immature stage ticks once control has been established. 

Female adult Blacklegged ticks that failed to acquire a blood meal in the fall will be poised to attach and feed in the spring. Consider spraying in early spring if you did not have a fall spray targeting the newly emerged adult stage ticks. 

We know from experience that any wooded perimeter of your property is the primary habitat and source of your tick population. Other areas such as low ground cover, mulched flower beds, shrubs and their adjacent lawn edges are secondary tick habitats and are also targeted. 

We utilize/offer a botanical 25(b) exempt pesticide product for homes, schools and daycares. We are committed to protecting the environment.

We do our best to judge the weather conditions before the start of any application. A light shower directly following the application would have no impact whatsoever in the efficacy of the product. A summer downpour would only impact the application if it rained within 30 minutes of the application. 

• We can’t guarantee total tick elimination
• Finding a few ticks in the weeks after treatment is not uncommon
• We often remind homeowners that ticks acquired after our treatments generally result from family members and pets entering areas outside of our treatment areas
• Adding the Tick Box® will ensure the highest level of protection in between sprays
• If you find an inordinate number of ticks within days of your treatment, we will come out and survey the site

The In2Care® Mosquito Station targets two life-stages of the mosquito, the adults and the larvae at the moment they pupate.  Adult mosquitoes are lured to the station and deposit eggs in the water. Inside the station they sit on the floater gauze and become contaminated with a slow-killing biological fungus and a larvicide. The fungus infection takes a few days to kill the mosquito. In the meantime, the infected mosquito will also spread larvicide to breeding sites around the Station. Aedes mosquitoes are skip-ovipositors (laying their eggs in multiple sites) and will carry the larvicide on their legs and kill larvae in each water body they visit. 

The Station is designed for the control of Aedes, a mosquito species that breeds typically in small artificial (man-made) containers. For other mosquito species that prefer these types of breeding places, like several Culex mosquitoes, the station will also be attractive. The actives in the station will also have an impact on other mosquito species. The dissemination effect of the larvicide, however, is specific for the Aedes mosquito, which likes to lay eggs in multiple places. 

The station does not target mosquitoes when they are in search of a bloodmeal. It is specifically designed for mosquitoes at the moment they are laying eggs. However, a high enough coverage of stations in your area will cause a decrease in the number of mosquitoes and will reduce the chance of disease. It will take some time to have the larvicide disseminated in the area and therefore a few (3-4) weeks a significant population impact can be expected. 

The active ingredients in our station are not toxic to birds or mammals. We make use of a biological fungus that is only toxic to insects. The larvicide deployed in the trap specifically targets mosquito larvae and is not toxic to higher organisms in this low concentration. For example, in other products this larvicide has even been approved by WHO for use in drinking water. Contaminated females will only spread tiny amounts of larvicide (a few micrograms) to other artificial small water bodies, which limits any risk for other aquatic organisms and fish. 

• Reduce standing water on or about your property
• Dispose of old tires, empty buckets, pots, overturned toys, cups and other containers in your yard that may collect water
• Clear clogged roof gutters and make sure they are pitched correctly. Flooded roof gutters are often overlooked and can produce 1,000’s of mosquitoes each season
• Turn over plastic wading pools and wheelbarrows when not in use
• Tarps that cover firewood and boats are notorious for holding water

• Primary tick habitats are typically the ecotone (up to 30’ into the interface of your lawn and a forested wood line or meadow’s edge), also overgrown stands of brush, weeds and natural areas that are not the ecotone
• Secondary tick habitats like shrub beds, groundcover, stonewalls and under decks
• Most immature ticks (larval and nymphal) are located at ground level in leaf litter and very low vegetation
• Adult ticks will quest on vegetation like groundcover, weeds, brush and shrubbery up to 3’ high
• Fact: 75% of all Lyme disease cases are contracted within 100 feet of the home. Source: CDC

• Keep children’s play centers and activities confined to well mowed, sunlit areas of your property.
• Keep children away from the wooded edges, leaf litter, stone walls and wood piles.
• Blacklegged ticks do not survive on a well-maintained turf in direct sunlight.
• Consider a dog run, physical fence or a pet containment system to keep your canine friend out of tick habitat.

• Yes! A combination of skin-based EPA approved insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), or 2-undecanone coupled with clothing treated with 0.5% Permethrin will serve to provide an extra level of protection. Always read the repellent label prior to use.
  • Consult with your veterinarian for appropriate protection for your companion animals.

Yes, co-infections of tick-borne diseases are common. Not all ticks spread disease, but some can carry multiple pathogens. Attachment times vary for the transmission of each agent, properly removing any attached tick as soon as possible is key in preventing transmission of disease.

• Dog ticks are frequently found on home siding and doors, decks, patio furniture and playsets. These ticks are hardier than other ticks in our area and are less likely to desiccate when in a temperate environment due to their size.
• Blacklegged ticks, on the other hand, require much higher ambient humidity in order to survive, thus are often found in dense, shady underbrush and leaf litter with little or no sunlight available. Not the side of homes.