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Tick risk in Pike County, Ohio

Pike County covers 3 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 Pike County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Pike County runs from Piketon (moderate) at the high end to Waverly (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 33% to 45%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Pike County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

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

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

Diseases found in local ticks

Lyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi (relapsing fever)

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

Tick control in Pike County, OH

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

How much does tick control cost in Pike County?

Most Pike 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 Pike County

Which towns in Pike County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Piketon carries the highest modeled tick risk in Pike County, followed by Beaver, Waverly. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Pike County ranges from 33% to 45%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Waverly sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Pike County?

CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Pike 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 Pike County?

CDC reports too few cases in Pike 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 Pike County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.

Tick risk where you live

Tick activity is local and changes daily. Pick your state for tick season dates, the species that live there, and a daily tick-risk score for every town.