38of 100

Today's score

Ticks in Jonesboro, IN

Grant 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
53%
Tick species
4 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
78°
Temperature
79%
Humidity
0.0"
Recent rain

TickZone for iPhone · launching soon

Know the evening before Jonesboro spikes.

7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
38
Sun
42
Mon
42
Tue
39
Wed
38
Thu
40
Fri
44
Sat
45
Sun
41
Mon
43
Tue
42
Wed
43
Thu
44
Fri
42

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

Jonesboro is 80% natural land cover (53% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 0.89 sq mi, home to about 1,502 people. That makes it the 2nd-most wooded of the 10 towns in Grant 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 Jonesboro, IN

Do I need tick control in Jonesboro?

Tick activity in Jonesboro is moderate today (38/100). 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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro?

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 Jonesboro right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Jonesboro, today's risk reads moderate (38/100). 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 Jonesboro

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