Tick
Blood-feeding parasites that latch onto pets and people and spread disease.
Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is a Florida pest we rate as a high concern. Rhino Pest Management is a licensed (#JB242881) and insured flea & tick control company serving Florida's Treasure & Space Coast, rated 5.0★ by 16 Google reviewers. The estimate is always free — (772) 589-6842.
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Flat, oval, eight-legged (six as larvae), reddish-brown, swelling to a gray bean shape when engorged. Range from a poppy seed to a pencil eraser.
On hosts, plus cracks, baseboards, kennels and yard edges. They climb upward, so they're often found high on walls.
- Ticks attached to pets, especially ears and between toes
- Ticks crawling on walls or hiding in cracks (brown dog tick)
- Engorged ticks dropping in the home or kennel
Ticks transmit Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and more to people and pets. The brown dog tick can infest an entire house, not just the yard.
Should I call today?
Yes, get it looked at promptly. Tick causes damage or health problems that compound while you wait, and the cost of that damage is the part that actually gets expensive — not the treatment. An inspection is free, so there's no reason to guess.
Rhino treats the yard harborage and interior cracks where ticks hide and breed, coordinating with your vet's on-pet program. Covered by the Gold plan's flea & tick warranty.
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Scientific source
For the biology behind this page, the University of Florida's IFAS Extension publishes a detailed Featured Creatures profile of this species — free to read, and written by entomologists in this state:
Brown Dog Tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille — UF/IFAS Extension