44of 100

Today's score

Ticks in Buncombe, IL

Johnson County

Moderate risk

Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.

Updated July 11, 2026

Life stage
Nymphs & adults
Forest
59%
Tick species
4 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
81°
Temperature
84%
Humidity
0.0"
Recent rain

TickZone for iPhone · launching soon

Know the evening before Buncombe spikes.

7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
44
Sun
44
Mon
44
Tue
44
Wed
45
Thu
45
Fri
52
Sat
53
Sun
52
Mon
50
Tue
53
Wed
52
Thu
50
Fri
44

What's active right now

Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. Midsummer is the busiest stretch: nymphal deer ticks peak in the woods while American dog-tick adults are active in grass and along trails.

Local tick habitat

Buncombe is 83% natural land cover (59% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 1.19 sq mi, home to about 206 people. That makes it the 3rd-most wooded of the 7 towns in Johnson County. Deer ticks live in wooded areas, along trail edges, and in tall grass: the more of that a town has, the more places ticks can quest.

Tick control in Buncombe, IL

Do I need tick control in Buncombe?

Tick activity in Buncombe is moderate today (44/100). Ticks are out, especially along yard edges, leaf litter, and shady borders. A seasonal treatment plan keeps numbers down before peak weeks hit.

Professional tick control in Buncombe typically 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.

How much does tick control cost in Buncombe?

Most 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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Is it tick season in Buncombe right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Buncombe, today's risk reads moderate (44/100). Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.

Nearby towns

Tick risk is local. Check the towns around you.

Stay ahead of ticks in Buncombe

The TickZone iPhone app (launching soon) alerts you the evening before Buncombe's risk spikes, so protection happens before the bite.