Today's score
Ticks in Owensboro, KY
Daviess County
Moderate risk
Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.
Updated July 6, 2026
- Life stage
- Nymphs & adults
- Forest
- 26%
- Tick species
- 5 of 5 here
Right now
Latest reading- 78°
- Temperature
- 89%
- Humidity
- 0.0"
- Recent rain
7-day outlook
Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.
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
Owensboro is 52% natural land cover (26% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 20.86 sq mi, home to about 60,140 people. That makes it the 2nd-most wooded of the 2 towns in Daviess 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 Owensboro, KY
Do I need tick control in Owensboro?
Tick activity in Owensboro is moderate today (38/100). 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 Owensboro 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 Owensboro?
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 Owensboro right now?
Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Owensboro, today's risk reads moderate (38/100). 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 Owensboro
The TickZone app (coming soon) alerts you when Owensboro's risk climbs, so protection happens before the bite.