Tick risk in Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County covers 6 towns and carries the 15th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Florida's 67 counties, with a Lyme rate of 1 cases per 100,000 people a year (182nd of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists American dog tick, Lone star tick, and Gulf Coast tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Pasco County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Pasco County runs from San Antonio (moderate) at the high end to New Port Richey (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 34% to 54%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- San AntonioModerate risk
- Dade CityModerate risk
- St. LeoModerate risk
- ZephyrhillsModerate risk
- Port RicheyModerate risk
Tick species in Pasco County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Pasco County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Pasco County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Pasco County, FL
Professional tick control across Pasco County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Pasco County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Pasco County?
Most Pasco County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Pasco County
Which towns in Pasco County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, San Antonio carries the highest modeled tick risk in Pasco County, followed by Dade City, St. Leo, Zephyrhills, Port Richey. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Pasco County ranges from 34% to 54%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. New Port Richey sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Pasco County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Pasco County: American dog tick, Lone star tick, Gulf Coast tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "Not established" for a species means there is no CDC surveillance record for the county, not that the tick is absent.
Is Lyme disease common in Pasco County?
Pasco County reports about 1 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 182nd-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 15th-highest of Florida's 67 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
Does Pasco County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Pasco County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in Pasco County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.