Tick Awareness Week: What North Texas Homeowners Should Know

They’re small, silent, and easy to miss — but the impact of a tick bite can be huge.

Tick Awareness Week is a reminder that ticks are more than just a nuisance. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ticks are active throughout spring and summer, and homeowners need to take early steps to protect themselves, their children, and their pets.

Why Ticks Are a Serious Risk in Texas

Ticks carry multiple diseases, even in urban and suburban areas. In Texas, the most common tick-related health concerns include:

• Rocky Mountain spotted fever

• Ehrlichiosis

• Tularemia

• Tick paralysis (rare, but possible)

• Lyme disease (less common, but increasing)
   

You don’t need to be hiking through the woods to encounter ticks. They can be right in your backyard.

Where Ticks Hide Around Your Yard

Ticks thrive in shaded, moist, or overgrown areas — even in well-kept neighborhoods. Common hot spots include:

• Tall or untrimmed grass

• Leaf piles and brush

• Woodpiles and fences

• Beneath decks or sheds

• Yard edges near trees or wildlife trails

Once they latch onto a host (a pet, a person, or even clothing), they can hitch a ride indoors.

How to Prevent Tick Activity on Your Property

✅ 1. Keep Grass Short and Trimmed

Mow regularly and avoid tall vegetation around the home’s perimeter.

✅ 2. Remove Leaf Litter and Debris

Ticks love shady, moist ground — clear out brush, leaves, and clippings.

✅ 3. Create a Barrier

Use gravel or mulch borders between wooded areas and your lawn to limit migration.

✅ 4. Discourage Wildlife Traffic

Secure trash, remove bird feeders, and close off crawlspaces — wild animals bring ticks with them.

✅ 5. Check Pets and Kids After Time Outside

Behind ears, under collars, and along waistbands are favorite tick zones.

✅ 6. Wear Light Clothing and Tuck In

Long sleeves, long pants, and socks over pant legs can help prevent bites.

How Paragon Helps with Tick Control

If ticks are already active on your property, professional treatment is the most effective way to break the cycle.
Paragon’s tick control service targets the specific areas where ticks nest and breed — treating shady yard edges, underbrush, foundations, and high-risk zones with products designed to eliminate existing ticks and prevent future ones from taking hold.

We treat the yard — so your family and pets can enjoy it safely.

When to Schedule Tick Service in DFW

Spring is the best time to start. Waiting until you find ticks means they’re already active.
Early treatments stop populations before they spike in early summer, and with regular follow-ups, you can keep your yard under control all season long.

📞 Call 972-435-9797 or visit paragonpestdfw.com to schedule your tick service today.