Tick risk in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County covers 1 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.
Tick species in Knox County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox County, KY
Professional tick control across Knox 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 Knox County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Knox County?
Most Knox 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 Knox County
Which towns in Knox County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Knox County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Knox County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Knox County: Deer 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 Knox County?
CDC reports too few cases in Knox 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 Knox County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.