20of 100

Today's score

Ticks in Kearney, NE

Buffalo County

Low risk

Tick activity is low right now, but never zero. A quick check after time outdoors is still worth it.

Updated August 25, 2026

Life stage
Nymphs & lone-star larvae
Forest
18%
Tick species
3 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
77°
Temperature
83%
Humidity
0.2"
Recent rain

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Quiet in Kearney today. Know the evening before that changes.

7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
20
Wed
18
Thu
16
Fri
14
Sat
11
Sun
17
Mon
16

What's active right now

Deer-tick nymphs are tapering as lone-star seed ticks swarm where that tick is established. Late-summer risk stays meaningful in brushy, wooded areas. Where the lone star tick lives (coastal and southern areas), aggressive larval 'seed tick' swarms peak now.

Local tick habitat

Kearney is 50% natural land cover (18% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 14.97 sq mi, home to about 34,362 people. That makes it the 5th-most wooded of the 9 towns in Buffalo 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 Kearney, NE

Do I need tick control in Kearney?

Today's risk in Kearney is low (20/100), so there is no urgency. Quiet stretches are actually a good time to book: pros apply barrier treatments before activity climbs, and spring nymph season is when most Lyme transmission happens.

Professional tick control in Kearney 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 Kearney?

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 Kearney right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are tapering as lone-star seed ticks swarm where that tick is established. In Kearney, today's risk reads low (20/100). Tick activity is low right now, but never zero. A quick check after time outdoors is still worth it.

Nearby towns

Tick risk is local. Check the towns around you.

Stay ahead of ticks in Kearney

The TickZone iPhone app alerts you the evening before Kearney's risk spikes, so protection happens before the bite.

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