Flea & Tick Control

Summit County's outdoor lifestyle — hiking, camping, trail running, and year-round access to backcountry — puts residents and their pets in frequent contact with tick habitat. The Rocky Mountain Wood Tick and Western Black-legged Tick are both present in Utah and active from early spring through fall. Every trail walk, off-leash dog run, or afternoon in the backyard near brushy areas is a potential tick encounter. Properties that back up to open land, wildlife corridors, or natural vegetation see the highest tick pressure.

Fleas are often introduced by pets that go outdoors or by wildlife passing through the property — squirrels, raccoons, deer mice, and feral cats all carry fleas and deposit eggs in soil, crawl spaces, and yard debris. Once inside, fleas can infest carpets, upholstered furniture, and bedding rapidly. An indoor flea infestation can persist for months without treatment because flea pupae are protected inside moisture-resistant cocoons that survive both vacuuming and topical products applied to pets alone.

Effective flea and tick control requires treating all life stages and all environments simultaneously. We treat the yard — perimeter, lawn edges, vegetation, and shaded areas where ticks quest and fleas develop — and the interior, targeting carpets, pet resting areas, and floor gaps with products that include an insect growth regulator (IGR) to break the breeding cycle. Treating your pet with veterinary-recommended products in parallel gives the fastest and most complete result.