Ticks may be tiny pests, but they can introduce big problems thanks to their ability to spread several severe diseases through their bite. These illnesses include things like:
- Lyme disease
- Anaplasmosis
- Babesiosis
- Ehrlichiosis
- Powassan virus
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Not all ticks carry every disease, but your chances of contracting an illness go up every time you receive a tick bite or if you have large populations of ticks around your property. In Placerville, the ticks you are most likely to encounter are the Western black-legged tick, Pacific Coast tick, and the American dog tick.
If you need help with tick identification or understand more about the dangers that ticks can present, reach out to our experts at Hangtown Pest Control for more information and advice.
