Flea & Tick Control Service

On a repeating schedule through the active season, because eggs and larvae already in the soil keep hatching after the adults are gone. That life cycle is the reason a single application disappoints people. Yards with dogs, deer traffic, or heavy shade usually need the tighter interval.

Yes, after the treatment dries. Keep pets indoors during the visit, and for the short drying window we’ll give you, then the yard is theirs again. Water bowls and toys get moved out of the way before we start. Tell us about any pet with health issues, and we’ll take it into account.

Ticks show up as soon as we get a few warm days, sometimes in February, with the worst stretch running from spring through early summer and another push in fall. Fleas build up through the summer heat and humidity and peak late. Neither one truly disappears in a mild winter, which is why fall treatment matters here.

Adult fleas and ticks in treated areas die quickly, generally within 48 hours. Fleas take longer to resolve overall because pupae in the soil are protected and hatch on their own timeline, so the second treatment is what breaks the cycle. Ticks generally drop off quickly and stay down between visits.

Yes, and the wooded edge matters more than the open lawn. Ticks don’t survive long in sunny, mowed turf. They wait in leaf litter, tall grass, and the transition zone where your yard meets the trees. A flea and tick lawn treatment that ignores the edge misses where the exposure comes from.

Properties in Haymarket and Gainesville qualify, and so do those on Northern Virginia streets nearby. Wooded lot lines are included.