Tick risk in Wabash County, Indiana
Wabash County covers 5 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Wabash County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Wabash County runs from Lagro (moderate) at the high end to La Fontaine (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 33% to 60%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- LagroModerate risk
- RoannModerate risk
- North ManchesterLow risk
- WabashLow risk
- La FontaineLow risk
Tick species in Wabash County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Wabash 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 Wabash 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 Wabash County, IN
Professional tick control across Wabash 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 Wabash County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Wabash County?
Most Wabash 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 Wabash County
Which towns in Wabash County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Lagro carries the highest modeled tick risk in Wabash County, followed by Roann, North Manchester, Wabash, La Fontaine. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Wabash County ranges from 33% to 60%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. La Fontaine sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Wabash County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Wabash County: Deer tick, American dog tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "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 Wabash County?
CDC reports too few cases in Wabash County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Wabash County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.