Tick risk in Becker County, Minnesota
Becker County covers 7 towns and carries the 21st-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Minnesota's 87 counties, with a Lyme rate of 84 cases per 100,000 people a year (0th of 0 counties in the Midwest). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick and American dog tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Becker County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Becker County runs from Wolf Lake (moderate) at the high end to Callaway (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 7% to 54%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Wolf LakeModerate risk
- Detroit LakesModerate risk
- FrazeeLow risk
- Lake ParkLow risk
- AudubonLow risk
Tick species in Becker County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Becker 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 Becker 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 Becker County, MN
Professional tick control across Becker 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 Becker County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Becker County?
Most Becker 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 Becker County
Which towns in Becker County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Wolf Lake carries the highest modeled tick risk in Becker County, followed by Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Audubon. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Becker County ranges from 7% to 54%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Callaway sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Becker County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Becker County: Deer tick, American dog 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 Becker County?
Becker County reports about 84 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 0th-highest of 0 counties in the Midwest and the 21st-highest of Minnesota's 87 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Becker County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.