Tick Control Sydney

Ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of animals and people. They favour humid, sheltered environments and may be brought into residential areas by pets, wildlife and other animals.

Pest In The West provides professional tick treatments for homes and suitable outdoor areas across Sydney. We assess the property, identify likely harbourage areas and recommend a targeted treatment to help reduce tick activity.

No outdoor treatment can guarantee that a property will remain completely tick-free, particularly where wildlife or neighbouring vegetation continues to introduce ticks.

What ticks look like

What Do Ticks Look Like?

Ticks are small arachnids and are related to spiders. They have eight legs as adults and may vary in colour and size depending on their species, life stage and whether they have recently fed.

An unfed tick may be very small and flat. After feeding, its body can become noticeably larger and more rounded.

Ticks don’t fly or jump. They wait on vegetation or other surfaces and attach to a passing person or animal.

Signs of tick activity

Signs of Ticks Around Your Property

Possible signs include:

• Ticks found attached to people or pets

• Pets scratching or reacting to a particular area

• Ticks discovered in pet bedding or resting areas

• Tick activity following time spent in gardens or bushy areas

• Ticks found on clothing after outdoor activity

• Regular visits from wildlife or stray animals

• Activity around shaded, humid and densely planted areas

Because ticks can be extremely small, they may be difficult to notice before attaching.

Common tick harbourage areas

Where Are Ticks Commonly Found?

Ticks favour sheltered areas that retain moisture, including:

• Long grass and dense vegetation

• Leaf litter and garden debris

• Shaded garden beds

• Areas beneath shrubs and groundcover

• Fence lines and property boundaries

• Pet kennels and outdoor resting areas

• Areas visited by possums, bandicoots or other wildlife

• Bushland edges and overgrown neighbouring areas

• Beneath decks and around other shaded structures

Ticks may be present even in a well-maintained garden when suitable hosts regularly pass through the area.

Risks to people

Can Tick Bites Be Dangerous?

Many tick bites cause little or no reaction, while others may cause local irritation. However, ticks can also be associated with serious conditions, including allergic reactions, tick paralysis and tick-borne illness.

Seek urgent medical assistance if a person develops concerning symptoms, particularly difficulty breathing or swelling of the face or throat. Call 000 in an emergency.

For current advice about tick removal or symptoms following a bite, contact a healthcare professional. Avoid using unverified home remedies.

Risks to pets

Ticks and Pets

Ticks can cause serious illness in dogs, cats and other animals. Check pets regularly, particularly after they have been in long grass, gardens, bushland or areas visited by wildlife.

If you find a tick on your pet or notice unusual weakness, behaviour or illness, contact a veterinarian promptly. Professional property treatment does not replace veterinary tick-prevention products or treatment.

Ask your veterinarian which ongoing tick-prevention product is appropriate for your pet.

Professional tick treatment

How Pest In The West Can Help

Tick control begins with assessing the property and identifying the areas most likely to provide shelter for ticks or host animals.

Depending on the property, treatment may include:

• Targeted treatment of suitable lawns and garden areas

• Treatment around shaded vegetation and groundcover

• Treatment of appropriate pet-resting areas

• Treatment around fence lines and property edges

• Identification of conditions encouraging tick activity

• Property maintenance and prevention advice

• Follow-up treatment when recommended

Treatment will depend on the property layout, vegetation, weather, level of activity and surrounding environment.

Preparing for treatment

Preparing for Tick Treatment

Elias will provide preparation instructions suited to your property. These may include:

• Mowing long grass

• Removing excessive leaf litter and garden debris

• Clearing access to affected areas

• Tidying outdoor pet-resting areas

• Removing toys, food bowls and loose items

• Keeping people and pets away during treatment and for the advised period

• Arranging appropriate veterinary tick protection for pets

Follow all instructions provided before and after treatment.

Prevention advice

Helping to Reduce Tick Activity

You can help make the property less suitable for ticks by:

• Keeping lawns trimmed

• Removing leaf litter and garden waste

• Pruning dense or overgrown vegetation

• Increasing sunlight and airflow where practical

• Limiting pet access to heavily vegetated areas

• Maintaining clean pet bedding and resting spaces

• Checking pets and family members after outdoor activity

• Using veterinarian-recommended tick protection for pets

• Discouraging wildlife from sheltering close to the home, where legally and safely possible

Property maintenance and professional treatment can reduce tick activity, but cannot prevent every tick from being introduced.