With these applications, you will reduce the risk of lymes disease to your family, friends and pets, tests indicate that applications will reduce the risk of lymes disease to your family, friends and pets by over 95%. We will treat your entire property with the newest, low toxic, yet extremely effective liquid application. Three applications are made at the most effective times of the year (April/May, June, August and September).
Lyme disease is a potentially serious bacteria infection that has afflicted many Americans since 1982. This disease is transmitted to people and their pets by ticks. The deer tick is the primary carrier in the East, while the western black legged tick is the primary disease vector in western states. The highest frequency of Lyme disease cases occurs in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Eastern seaboard regions, as well as northern California.
Lyme disease is often called "the great imitator" because its initial symptoms often include a large, red skin rash accompanied by "flu-like" symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, and pain in the muscles and joints. If left untreated, the disease may in some severe cases result in a wide variety of other symptoms including double vision, abnormal sensitivity to light, dizziness, chronic arthritis, meningitis, hearing loss, memory loss, and a loss of muscle coordination. Symptoms vary greatly depending on the severity of the infection. Fortunately, people who are treated with antibiotics during the very early stage of infection generally have a full recovery. An accurate diagnosis can only be confirmed by a physician, usually by means of a blood test.
Most Lyme disease transmissions occur during June, July, August and September, when peak tick populations coincide with people's highest levels of outdoor activity. Not all deer ticks carry Lyme disease. But if an infected tick bites a person or household pet, disease transmission may result. Most Lyme disease transmissions results from bites during the tick's nymphal stage, in which the pin-head sized pest is extremely difficult to detect. The disease has not been shown to be transmitted from person to person.
Although these ticks are most commonly located in wooded areas with heavy undergrowth, in some areas of the country they may be found on even the most carefully tended lawns. Deer ticks can be readily transported into "clean" areas by attaching themselves to mice, rats, deer, dogs, and birds.
