Fleas and ticks are two of the peskiest insects you can encounter in Kansas. These pests are tiny-sized nuisances that adore latching onto people and pets. On top of that, they are notorious for spreading germs and diseases. To protect yourself from them, there are several steps you can take to deter their presence on your property. To start, you can regularly mow and cut your grass to eliminate spots where they like to hide. You can also remove any branches, sticks, or other debris on your lawn to take away places where they can hole up in. Lastly, you can schedule a professional flea and tick control service to eliminate and prevent the presence of ticks and fleas on your property. Keep reading to learn more about each step!

Mow your lawn regularly to help deter ticks and fleas.

Mower in a tall lawn in Shawnee, KS.

To deter ticks and fleas from taking residence on your property, you should mow your lawn regularly. An uncut turf can attract any number of insects, including fleas and ticks, to your lawn. This is because tall vegetation gives ticks and fleas an area to hide out in your grass and an area to hunt in. Ticks and fleas can take advantage of the tall vegetation by waiting at the top of the grass blade for a host to accidentally come into contact with the blade.

When your grass is regularly cut, you reduce the spots where the ticks and fleas can hide and limit the chances of grass brushing up against your bare skin. This can decrease the probability that one of these insects will bite you or your loved ones.

Remove debris from your turf to prevent ticks and fleas from hiding in it.

Another way to deter ticks and fleas from coming onto your lawn is by removing debris from the top of your turf. Twigs, branches, leaves, and other types of debris can accumulate and create shady, dark environments on top of your grass. These dark spots can seem extremely attractive to ticks and fleas because these pests can hide in debris and find refuge away from the sun and menacing predators, like frogs, lizards, and birds. Remove the debris from your lawn to take away places where these pests can hide.

Schedule a professional tick and flea control service to help eliminate these pests.

Technician spraying lawn with flea and tick control in Olathe, KS.

Although mowing your lawn and removing debris can help deter ticks and fleas, the best way to ensure these pests stay off your lawn is by scheduling a flea and tick control service. During the service, professionals will apply a highly effective insecticide to your entire lawn to prevent and eliminate ticks and fleas. The product is applied thoroughly to target areas where these pests could be hiding.

Because treatments are only effective for so long, professionals will return to reapply the treatments throughout flea and tick season to ensure there is no lapse in coverage. Typically, these treatments are applied four times from May to August to ensure there is constant protection during the flea and tick season in Kansas.

Flea and tick insecticides can deter other insects, including beetles, ants, spiders, and more from coming onto your property.

Call us today to schedule our flea and tick control service!

If you're looking to protect yourself during flea and tick season, call us at (913) 209-3320 to schedule our flea and tick control service to deter and eliminate these pests from your property. At Green Again Lawn, our licensed and experienced crew will spray your lawn with our highly effective insecticide to rid your lawn of fleas and ticks. We provide our service to commercial, HOA, and residential properties in Shawnee, Overland Park, Lenexa, and nearby areas in Kansas.