Category Archives: Lyme disease

Summer Project: Protect Your Family From Ticks and Lyme Disease by Discouraging Deer

Treatments aimed at reducing the tick population have been a hot topic lately as Loudoun County’s Lyme disease epidemic has risen to the forefront of public health concerns.  Blake Landscapes is finishing up the first round of tick treatments in … Continue reading

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As Weather Warms, Take Steps to Protect Against Ticks and Lyme Disease

Ticks and other insect activity was minimized by the cold weather we had in April, but it looks like with May will come rising temperature and as a result the tiny black-legged ticks that carry Lyme disease will be on … Continue reading

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Blake Landscapes to Spray for Ticks in Loudoun County Parks

Blake Landscapes is proud to announce that we have been awarded the contract to spray for ticks in Loudoun County Parks as part of the county’s effort to mitigate the Lyme disease epidemic.  Below is the county’ press release on … Continue reading

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Know Your Ticks and How To Control Them

The following brochure, produced by the Loudoun County Health Department, has some great information on the types of ticks common to our area and how to keep your family safe from them.  Blake Landscapes can help with all of the … Continue reading

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Leesburg Area HOA Strikes First Against Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease

Blake Landscapes is proud to announce that one of its Leesburg-area homeowners association clients has taken an important step in protecting its residents against the Lyme disease epidemic by engaging the company to perform tick treatments this spring and summer. … Continue reading

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County to Ask HOAs to Incorporate Tick Spraying Into Landscape Plan

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted last night to send a letter to the county’s homeowners associations suggesting they incorporate spraying for ticks into their landscape plans, according to an article published today on leesburgtoday.com. “At the suggestion of … Continue reading

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Board of Supervisors to Consider Deer Tick Treatments in Public Parks Tonight

A proposal to spray for deer ticks in county parks and to mount a public education campaign on Lyme disease will go before the board of supervisors this evening in a meeting scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the … Continue reading

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Fighting Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease in Loudoun County

Tick season will come early this year.  In fact, if you or your family is spending time outside in this continued unseasonably warm weather, you should be taking steps to protect yourselves and checking every day for the tiny black-legged … Continue reading

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