Tick risk in Nottoway County, Virginia
Nottoway County covers 3 towns and carries the 30th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 32 cases per 100,000 people a year (101st of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists American dog tick and Lone star 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 Nottoway County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Nottoway County runs from Blackstone (moderate) at the high end to Burkeville (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 53% to 71%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- BlackstoneModerate risk
- CreweModerate risk
- BurkevilleModerate risk
Tick species in Nottoway County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway County, VA
Professional tick control across Nottoway 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 Nottoway County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Nottoway County?
Most Nottoway 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 Nottoway County
Which towns in Nottoway County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Blackstone carries the highest modeled tick risk in Nottoway County, followed by Crewe, Burkeville. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Nottoway County ranges from 53% to 71%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Burkeville sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Nottoway County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Nottoway County: American dog tick, Lone star 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 Nottoway County?
Nottoway County reports about 32 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 101st-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 30th-highest of Virginia's 110 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
Does Nottoway County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Nottoway 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 Nottoway County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.