In the Saratoga Springs area and all of the northeastern United States, people with Lyme Disease most likely contracted the disease from their own property. With tick-borne diseases on the rise, how can you enjoy your yard without fear of contracting Lyme or other diseases? Take control of the situation with the Tick Box Tick Control System.

The ticks in your yard are usually brought in on mice and other wild animals, which makes treating rodents for ticks an effective solution to reducing ticks in your yard. Data from the CDC indicates the Tick Box Tick Control System can reduce tick populations by nearly 88% after the first year installed.

The Tick Box Tick Control System is a small, plastic box which holds an effective insecticide to kill ticks and a bait to attract mice. When mice run through the box, a small applicator wick places the low-dose insecticide on the rodent. The mice and any other small animals that can fit into the self-contained boxes are not harmed by the insecticide, but it will kill the ticks.

The Tick Box Tick Control Systems use Fipronil insecticide, the same active ingredient found in popular flea and tick treatments prescribed by veterinarians for our household pets. A trace amount of the Fipronil is applied to a mouse or chipmunk that enters one of the boxes and will kill ticks for months without harming the mouse or other animal it comes into contact with, while protecting the mice for up to 40 days against any new ticks.

A pest control professional from Attention Pest Solutions will visit your property to help you take control over the ticks. After surveying your property, we will determine how many boxes you’ll need to effectively eliminate ticks. In the spring, we’ll place tick boxes between landscaped and wooded areas where ticks and rodents are most abundant.  We’ll also apply an organic residual application on your property. We will return in the summer to reinforce the boxes and organic application, and once again in the fall to remove your devices and apply a final organic application for the season.

To discuss the Tick Box Tick Control System for your property, contact us today.  Attention Pest Solutions offers tick control and residential pest control for Saratoga County, Albany County, Washington County, Fulton County, Warren County, Schenectady County and Montgomery County.