43of 100

Today's score

Ticks in Rock Falls, IA

Cerro Gordo 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
56%
Tick species
4 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
82°
Temperature
68%
Humidity
0.0"
Recent rain

TickZone for iPhone · launching soon

Know the evening before Rock Falls spikes.

7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
43
Sun
44
Mon
43
Tue
43
Wed
51
Thu
51
Fri
51
Sat
50
Sun
46
Mon
50
Tue
52
Wed
44
Thu
44
Fri
43

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

Rock Falls is 83% natural land cover (56% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 0.21 sq mi, home to about 145 people. That makes it the 1st-most wooded of the 10 towns in Cerro Gordo 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 Rock Falls, IA

Do I need tick control in Rock Falls?

Tick activity in Rock Falls is moderate today (43/100). 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 Rock Falls 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 Rock Falls?

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 Rock Falls right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Rock Falls, today's risk reads moderate (43/100). 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 Rock Falls

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