Ticks
Ixodidae / Ixodes scapularis
General Information
There are around 900 different species of ticks in the world.1 These blood-sucking pests are known to spread infections, such as Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tick-borne relapsing fever.2 Learn what ticks look like, where they live, and how to help keep ticks away from your family and pets.
- Ticks will climb up long grass blades or low brush and attach themselves to animals or people as they pass by.
- Ticks tend to move upwards on people, looking for a hidden place to start feeding.
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- Many tick species love cool woods and grassy areas where they perch and have their best chance of finding dinner as it passes by.
- Some ticks, like the dog tick, are found anywhere pets rest and play, including lawns, kennels, and along the edges of woods and fields.
- Ticks survive on blood, which means they attach to and then bite animals and people that pass by for a meal.
- Ticks prefer wild animals such as rodents and deer. However, they will bite humans opportunistically.
- Ticks are known to transmit many different types of pathogens, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- Wear a personal insect repellent when in areas with high tick populations.
- Tuck pant legs into socks and wear closed-toed shoes to reduce the risk of ticks getting on your skin.
- Wear light-colored socks and pants that will easily reveal ticks when they crawl on you.
- Examine yourself and your children daily for ticks when spending time in infested areas.
- Check clothing, gear, and pets often during tick season.
- Keep grass, weeds, and brush trimmed low to eliminate ideal tick hiding spots and help make your yard less attractive to these blood suckers.
- If you are bitten by a tick and cannot remove it yourself, contact your physician for removal and treatment.
- Do not use alcohol, nail polish, hot matches, petroleum jelly, or other materials to remove ticks from people or pets. Instead, grasp the tick firmly with a tweezers as close to where it is attached as possible and then gently pull until the tick releases. Find more tips for how to remove ticks.
Solutions for Ticks
Before you hire an expensive exterminator, turn to our bug barrier. This easy-to-use solution creates a barrier from roaches, ants, ticks, and more — both indoors and outside — with a powerful formula that lasts up to 18 months.*
*American cockroaches and Argentine ants, and applied on non-porous surfaces
Highlights:
Raid Max® Perimeter Protection kills a wide range of bugs and creates a consistent barrier.
- Large 1 Gallon container provides a long-lasting solution that keeps killing for up to 18 months* (*American cockroaches and Argentine ants, and applied on non-porous surfaces)
- Also available in 1 Gallon Refill, 30 oz Trigger Starter and 30 oz Trigger Refill
- For both indoor and outdoor use – it's a roach killer, ant killer, mosquito killer, tick killer and spider killer that is also kills many other bugs, all in one spray
- Clear formula leaves no stain** or lingering odor (**Test in an inconspicuous area before applying)
- Convenient, precise and easy to use spray
- Reduce plastic waste by keeping the reusable auto trigger, hose, dip tube and holster for use on compatible refills
- Perimeter Protection kills 10x more roaches than the leading competitor* (*Based on 48 hour mortality rates of German and American cockroaches in laboratory testing after five-minute exposure to a one-day aged deposit of product on hardwood plywood panels)
Raid® Outdoor Perimeter Protection is Raid’s longest-lasting outdoor perimeter protection spray that keeps killing insects for up to 18 months*. Designed to provide a barrier of pest protection around lawns, patios and houseplants, it features an easy-to-use trigger application that covers large and small areas where long-term control is needed.
Highlights:
- Kills spiders, roaches, ants, scorpions, centipedes, silverfish, crickets, firebrats, stink bugs, sowbugs, Japanese Beetles, Boxelder Bugs and more
- Keeps killing insects for up to 18 months^
- For outdoor use, including lawns and turf
- Keeps listed bugs out
- Leaves no odor, stains** or oily residue
- Available in 32 oz. Size
^American Cockroaches and Argentine Ants on non-porous surfaces
**Test in an inconspicuous area before applying
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Highlights:
Raid® Concentrated Deep Reach Fogger kills bugs where they hide without a wet, messy residue.
- One 1.5 oz can treat a room up to 25' X 25' with an 8' ceiling, up to 5000 cu. ft.
- Available in 3-pack and 4-pack.
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Highlights:
Our penetrating, bug-killing fog reaches deep into cracks, crevices, and other pest-preferred hideouts with no messy or wet residue for you to clean up.
- One 2.1 oz can treats up to 7000 cu. ft.
- Available in 3-pack.
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Highlights:
Kills fleas and ticks on contact and penetrates into carpet and upholstery to reach their hiding spots
- Kills hatching eggs for up to four months on carpet and upholstery.
- Available in 16 oz. size.
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