Tick risk in Volusia County, Florida
Volusia County covers 16 towns and carries the 16th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Florida's 67 counties, with a Lyme rate of 1 cases per 100,000 people a year (177th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, 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 Volusia County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Volusia County runs from Lake Helen (moderate) at the high end to Daytona Beach Shores (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 4% to 78%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Lake HelenModerate risk
- PiersonModerate risk
- EdgewaterModerate risk
- Oak HillModerate risk
- DeBaryModerate risk
Tick species in Volusia County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Volusia 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 Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL
Professional tick control across Volusia 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 Volusia County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Volusia County?
Most Volusia 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 Volusia County
Which towns in Volusia County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Lake Helen carries the highest modeled tick risk in Volusia County, followed by Pierson, Edgewater, Oak Hill, DeBary. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Volusia County ranges from 4% to 78%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Daytona Beach Shores sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Volusia County?
CDC surveillance records 4 established tick species in Volusia County: Deer tick, 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 Volusia County?
Volusia County reports about 1 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 177th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 16th-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 Volusia County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Volusia 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 Volusia County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.