Tick risk in Pendleton County, Kentucky

Pendleton 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 Pendleton County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Pendleton County runs from Butler (moderate) at the high end to Falmouth (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 43% to 54%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Pendleton County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

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

Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Pendleton County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

Lyme disease

Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Pendleton County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.

Tick control in Pendleton County, KY

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

How much does tick control cost in Pendleton County?

Most Pendleton 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 Pendleton County

Which towns in Pendleton County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Butler carries the highest modeled tick risk in Pendleton County, followed by Falmouth. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Pendleton County ranges from 43% to 54%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Falmouth sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Pendleton County?

CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Pendleton County: Deer 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 Pendleton County?

CDC reports too few cases in Pendleton 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 Pendleton County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.