Around California
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local tick information
Tick control in California
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Ticks in California: what to know
What to note
Where you see ticks, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Ticks in California: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which ticks actually live in California, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
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Lyme disease cases reported, 2023
Counts are confirmed plus probable; high-incidence jurisdictions report on lab evidence alone, so cross-state comparisons favor the same year.
CDCTick species recorded in California
- Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) — Along the Pacific coast, particularly northern California. Transmits anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, and hard tick relapsing fever.
When ticks are busiest in California
Western blacklegged tick activity tracks rainfall and latitude; CDC lists it along the Pacific coast, particularly northern California.
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Rules that apply in California
For context, nationally
Sources: CDC; Where ticks live. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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