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Tick risk in Val Verde County, Texas
Val Verde County covers 4 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 Val Verde County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Val Verde County runs from Laughlin AFB (moderate) at the high end to Val Verde Park (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 8% to 21%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Laughlin AFBModerate risk
- Cienegas TerraceModerate risk
- Del RioModerate risk
- Val Verde ParkModerate risk
Tick species in Val Verde County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Val Verde 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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, TX
Professional tick control across Val Verde 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 Val Verde County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Val Verde County?
Most Val Verde 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 Val Verde County
Which towns in Val Verde County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Laughlin AFB carries the highest modeled tick risk in Val Verde County, followed by Cienegas Terrace, Del Rio, Val Verde Park. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Val Verde County ranges from 8% to 21%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Val Verde Park sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Val Verde County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Val Verde County: Lone star tick, Gulf Coast tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "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 Val Verde County?
CDC reports too few cases in Val Verde 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.
Does Val Verde County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Val Verde County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in Val Verde County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.