While Fall is quickly approaching, tick season is not over yet. Be vigilant, check your family and animals, and if
you are bitten, contact your health provider for treatment as soon as possible.
Ticks are a big problem to people
and animals in the Hudson Valley. A spike in their numbers as well as a growth
in cases of the diseases they carry and transmit was predicted for 2017.
Unfortunately, studies show that
infections have increased across species of ticks, and expanded to a greater area
of the Northeast and other parts of the US where the season has become warmer,
wetter – and longer. Places that didn’t have tick problems do now.
Our local expert at Tick Ranger, Shantell Blash has made it
a mission to protect residents from this potential health hazard by
substantially reducing or eliminating tick populations in the home environment by
using a holistic program to treat the play areas and perimeters where your
family and pets reside.
Learn more about Tick Ranger’s
services here.
It's
not just Lyme disease, either.
A higher number of ticks are testing
positive for other human and animal disease pathogens, including viruses,
bacteria, rickettsiae, and protozoa. Transmitted through a single bite, these cause
diseases such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, Powassan disease, and
many more.
The CDC has a full list
of what these arachnids can carry to us, our pets, and our children. Some of
them can cause severe, chronic, disabling and even life-threatening conditions.
What
can we do?
- First and foremost, take ticks
seriously - practice personal protection behaviors to avoid bites as much as possible.
- Promptly removing attached ticks is
critical and important in the prevention of infection.
- The experts at Tick Ranger
recommend cleaning areas around your home where ticks like to live, such as high
grass, leaf/wood piles and low-hanging trees.
- They also highly recommend treating
your yard properly and safely. Tick Ranger offers a guaranteed solution that
provides protection, coverage, and control using a pet and child safe product
that contains plant extracts, natural oils and bio-rational ingredients.
Stay
alert, but still enjoy!
Now that you’re prepared and
protected - go out and enjoy the spectral colors and the crisp air that the
Hudson Valley is known for!