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Tick control in Oklahoma

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Ticks in Oklahoma: what to know

Around Oklahoma

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 Oklahoma: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which ticks actually live in Oklahoma, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

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.

CDC

Tick species recorded in Oklahoma

Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) — Aggressive human biter; associated with ehrlichiosis, tularemia, Heartland and Bourbon viruses, STARI, and alpha-gal syndrome.
American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis (D. similis west of the Rockies)) — Transmits tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; grassy, open habitat.
Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) — Lives on dogs and inside kennels and homes; the RMSF vector in Arizona tribal communities.
Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) — Transmits Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis.

When ticks are busiest in Oklahoma

Long warm season; Texas DSHS notes mosquitoes stay active into November and December, and tick exposure in this region similarly extends beyond a short spring window.

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Rules that apply in Oklahoma

CDC: preventing tick bites and yard exposure

For context, nationally

89,469 (U.S. total incl. territories); 89,468 U.S. residents — Lyme disease cases reported to CDC, 2023. CDC
Approximately 476,000 — Estimated people diagnosed and treated for Lyme each year. CDC

Sources: CDC; Where ticks live. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

Explore Oklahoma cities

Ardmore

Humid Subtropical · rural setting

Tick control in Oklahoma

Ticks in Oklahoma: what to know

Around Oklahoma

What to note

A useful next step

Ticks in Oklahoma: what the public record shows

Tick species recorded in Oklahoma

When ticks are busiest in Oklahoma

Rules that apply in Oklahoma

For context, nationally

Explore Oklahoma cities

Ardmore

Bartlesville

Broken Arrow

Edmond

Enid

Lawton

Midwest City

Moore

Muskogee

Norman

Oklahoma City

Owasso

Ponca City

Shawnee

Stillwater

Tulsa

Durant

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