Ticks

At Blast Pest Control, we specialize in tick removal services, a common pest issue in Bakersfield, California. We are equipped to rid your home or commercial property of ticks and other pests causing you problems. Preventing these bugs from establishing a large population on your property is an important health and safety issue for homeowners, especially those with children and pets. These bugs are serious vectors that easily transmit diseases to humans. Our team addresses the problem with treatments that attack pests' various lifecycles and end the reproductive process.

The adult can lay up to 1,000 eggs in soil or debris, quickly growing the population if left unattended. In central California, adults are most actively seeking hosts from late November to early May. People are more likely to be exposed in the early morning or late afternoon because the pests are active when relative humidity is high, and temperatures are cool. Some species like the Brown Dog Tick can remain on their host for all of their life, and they are a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The Western Blacklegged Tick, which transmits Lyme disease, generally hosts on smaller animals. However, it is still a serious concern for people in our region. There are many different tickborne diseases with similar signs and symptoms. The most well-known disease associated with them is Lyme disease. Lyme disease's long-term health effects include debilitating fatigue, muscle, joint pain, headaches, mental fog, irritability, and sleeplessness.

Ticks are not insects but arachnids, so they are related to spiders, having four pairs of legs and no antennae. They do not fly or jump; they attach to their host through the process of questing by keeping two pairs of legs attached to a blade of grass or leaf and extend the other two pairs out to attach on to an unsuspecting animal passing by. Unlike a mosquito, which may bite you in a matter of seconds and be gone before you know it, they take the time to find the right location. Then they burrow their little head underneath your skin, injecting from their feeding tube a blood-thinning, skin numbing, human immune system fighting saliva. They will then feed for 2 to 3 days, and females will nearly double in size. 

We assist homeowners by creating a long-term pest prevention plan through good maintenance practices and routine treatments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends homeowners do the following to create a tick-safe zone. Hire a professional pest company like us to correctly apply treatments to reduce the overall number around your home. 

By keeping the outside of your home landscaping neat and tidy, you reduce the potential locations for exposures to occur and improve our treatments' effectiveness. 

Call us at 661-444-4644 for a free estimate for tick removal and prevention. We are ready to assist you with your concerns today. Our team of professionals has earned our 5-Star reputation by taking the time to do things the right way. We make sure to reach those hard-to-treat areas and are equipped with solutions for ants, wasps, rodents, spiders, fleas, bed bugs, and more.