Tick risk in Carlisle County, Kentucky

Carlisle 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 Carlisle County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Carlisle County runs from Bardwell (moderate) at the high end to Arlington (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 44% to 49%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Carlisle County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

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

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

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

How much does tick control cost in Carlisle County?

Most Carlisle 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 Carlisle County

Which towns in Carlisle County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Bardwell carries the highest modeled tick risk in Carlisle County, followed by Arlington. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Carlisle County ranges from 44% to 49%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Arlington sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Carlisle County?

CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Carlisle County: American dog tick, Lone star 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 Carlisle County?

CDC reports too few cases in Carlisle 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 Carlisle County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.