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Tick risk in St. Francois County, Missouri
St. Francois County covers 8 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 St. Francois County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across St. Francois County runs from Leadwood (low) at the high end to Park Hills (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 32% to 90%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- LeadwoodLow risk
- BismarckLow risk
- DeslogeLow risk
- Bonne TerreLow risk
- FarmingtonLow risk
Tick species in St. Francois County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for St. Francois 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 St. Francois 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 St. Francois County, MO
Professional tick control across St. Francois 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 St. Francois County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in St. Francois County?
Most St. Francois 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 St. Francois County
Which towns in St. Francois County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Leadwood carries the highest modeled tick risk in St. Francois County, followed by Bismarck, Desloge, Bonne Terre, Farmington. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across St. Francois County ranges from 32% to 90%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Park Hills sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in St. Francois County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for St. Francois County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the midwest. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in St. Francois County?
CDC reports too few cases in St. Francois County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.
All towns in St. Francois County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.