Tick & Flea Control
Lyme was named for a town in Connecticut. Take the yard back.
Serving Massachusetts & Connecticut
Lyme disease is literally named after Lyme, Connecticut — and Cape Cod's tick pressure is among the worst in the country. Blacklegged (deer) ticks don't wander far on their own; they quest at the edges of your yard, in leaf litter, stone walls, and the transition zone where lawn meets woods, waiting for a host to brush past.
That geography is what makes tick control work: treat the zones where ticks actually are, break the reproduction cycle in the soil, and the yard your kids and dog use every day stops being a risk you have to think about.
What we handle
The Playbook
How Seaport treats ticks & fleas
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Perimeter & transition-zone barrier
A targeted application along the yard's edge habitat — woodline, stone walls, tall-grass borders, under decks — where questing ticks concentrate. We treat where ticks live, not blanket-spray the open lawn your kids play on.
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Granular lawn application
Granules spread across the lawn soak into the soil and break the egg and larval cycle for both ticks and fleas — the same soil-level approach as our perimeter program, tuned to tick life stages.
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Host-zone attention
Mice are the Lyme reservoir — tick larvae pick up the bacteria from rodents, not deer. Where rodent pressure is part of the picture, pairing tick service with rodent control attacks the disease cycle itself.
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Flea programs, yard and structure
Flea infestations run on the same granular yard treatment plus targeted interior work in pet areas, timed with your vet's on-animal treatment so re-infestation can't leapfrog between the two.
What to expect
Applications run on a seasonal schedule (typically 3–4 visits, May through October). The yard is usable as soon as the application dries — no multi-day lockout, no keeping the dog off the grass.
Timing & seasonality
Nymph season — May through July — is the danger window: poppy-seed-sized ticks cause most Lyme transmission because they're missed. Adults quest again in fall, and any winter day above freezing can be active. First treatment in early May, ahead of nymph emergence, matters most.
Ticks questions, answered
Is the tick treatment safe for my kids and dog?
Yes — applications target edge habitat and soak into soil rather than sitting on the open lawn surface, and once dry the yard is fully usable. We time visits so you know exactly when that is.
Will this actually reduce Lyme risk or just tick numbers?
Both are the same fight: published perimeter-treatment studies show large reductions in questing blacklegged ticks in treated yards. Pairing it with rodent control also attacks the reservoir the bacteria lives in.
Do I still need to check for ticks after treatment?
Yes — treatment dramatically cuts the population in your yard, but ticks ride in on deer, pets, and hikes. Think of it as taking your home turf off the risk map, not a force field.
Other services we offer
Ready to be rid of ticks & fleas?
Get a free, no-obligation quote. Same-day service is available across Massachusetts & Connecticut.