Tick risk in Doddridge County, West Virginia
Doddridge County covers 1 towns and carries the 18th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of West Virginia's 55 counties, with a Lyme rate of 280 cases per 100,000 people a year (22nd of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick and American dog tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Doddridge County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Doddridge 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 Doddridge 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 Doddridge County, WV
Professional tick control across Doddridge 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 Doddridge County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Doddridge County?
Most Doddridge 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 Doddridge County
Which towns in Doddridge County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Doddridge County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Doddridge County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Doddridge County: Deer tick, American dog 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 Doddridge County?
Doddridge County reports about 280 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 22nd-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 18th-highest of West Virginia's 55 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Doddridge County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.