Tick risk in Hodgeman County, Kansas
Hodgeman County covers 2 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 Hodgeman County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
Tick species in Hodgeman County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman County, KS
Professional tick control across Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Hodgeman County?
Most Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman County
Which towns in Hodgeman County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Jetmore carries the highest modeled tick risk in Hodgeman County, followed by Hanston. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Hodgeman County ranges from 4% to 9%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Hanston sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Hodgeman County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Hodgeman County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Lone star tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "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 Hodgeman County?
CDC reports too few cases in Hodgeman County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.
Does Hodgeman County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Hodgeman County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in Hodgeman County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.