Durban Pest Control Specialists

Ticks are pesky parasites that can pose health risks to both humans and pets. They latch onto hosts, feeding on blood and potentially transmitting diseases. They cause painful bites.

Ticks can be infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites. When they bite you they can spread these diseases to you, like tick bite fever or Lyme disease. The bite from a diseased tick can leave large crater like scars on your skin.

Ticks can thrive in people’s property where there is easy access to blood meals. The homeowner can help reduce the tick problem by keeping their grass short (ticks will hang onto the blades of grass and drop onto the host as they pass by). Prior to having a pest control treatment you would also need to cut your grass.

In combination with a professional pest control treatment the homeowner will need to treat his pets for ticks, using a veterinarian recommended treatment, so that there is not a reinfestation at the property after the pest control treatment.

Pest Shield has years of experience in effectively controlling ticks in various environments.