35of 100

Today's score

Ticks in San Jose, IL

Mason County

Moderate risk

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

Updated August 25, 2026

Life stage
Nymphs & lone-star larvae
Forest
40%
Tick species
4 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
68°
Temperature
72%
Humidity
0.6"
Recent rain

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7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
35
Wed
31
Thu
31
Fri
30
Sat
30
Sun
24
Mon
28

What's active right now

Deer-tick nymphs are tapering as lone-star seed ticks swarm where that tick is established. Late-summer risk stays meaningful in brushy, wooded areas. Where the lone star tick lives (coastal and southern areas), aggressive larval 'seed tick' swarms peak now.

Local tick habitat

San Jose is 65% natural land cover (40% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 0.41 sq mi, home to about 461 people. That makes it the 6th-most wooded of the 22 towns in Mason 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 San Jose, IL

Do I need tick control in San Jose?

Tick activity in San Jose is moderate today (35/100). 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 San Jose 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 San Jose?

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 San Jose right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are tapering as lone-star seed ticks swarm where that tick is established. In San Jose, today's risk reads moderate (35/100). 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.

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