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Tick risk in Jewell County, Kansas

Jewell County covers 7 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 Jewell County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Jewell County runs from Formoso (low) at the high end to Webber (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 11% to 37%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Jewell County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

  • Deer tickNot established
  • American dog tickNot established
  • Lone star tickNot established
  • Gulf Coast tickNot established

Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Jewell 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 Jewell 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 Jewell County, KS

Professional tick control across Jewell 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 Jewell County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Jewell County?

Most Jewell 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 Jewell County

Which towns in Jewell County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Formoso carries the highest modeled tick risk in Jewell County, followed by Mankato, Randall, Burr Oak, Esbon. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Jewell County ranges from 11% to 37%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Webber sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Jewell County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Jewell County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the midwest. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.

Is Lyme disease common in Jewell County?

CDC reports too few cases in Jewell 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.

All towns in Jewell County

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Tick risk where you live

Tick activity is local and changes daily. Pick your state for tick season dates, the species that live there, and a daily tick-risk score for every town.