Flea and Tick Control in Ajax
If you need flea and tick control in Ajax, AstraHive Pest Control offers licensed treatment backed by a 90-day warranty. Ticks and fleas are active through the warm months, and your pets and yard decide the plan in Ajax.
When You Should Check Yourself for Ticks in Ajax
From our guide How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide: the checks below are the ones to run through at a Ajax property.
- Woods, trails, or wooded parks
- Tall grass or brush
- Gardens or landscaped beds with dense vegetation
- Parks or natural areas with known tick activity
- Your own property, if it has overgrown vegetation, leaf litter, or a brushy edge
For Ajax: All buildings, and the exterior portions of buildings, must be kept free of pest infestation such as rodents, vermin, birds, termites and insects at all times.
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Ajax
- Ask first about pets, bites and affected rooms.
- Treat. Fleas are treated inside the affected areas. Ticks get an exterior perimeter ULV fogging that lasts about 90 days on walls and about 30 days on grass and vegetation. Where needed we add an insect growth regulator (IGR) for fleas.
- Treat the pets too. Your vet must treat pets at the same time, or they bring fleas back in.
- Follow-up in 4 to 6 weeks, because one treatment kills adult fleas but not the eggs.
Products are Health Canada approved and applied according to the product label, and our technicians are licensed by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP). Our flea and tick work is backed by a 90-day warranty.
Fleas and ticks in your Ajax home or building?
Our licensed technicians start with an inspection and a clear plan for your property.
Call 905-925-8427Yards, pets and homes in Ajax
65% of homes in Ajax are detached houses with yards, which is where pets pick up ticks and fleas. Apartments and townhouses with shared yards, shared corridors and pets can pass fleas between units.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, private households in Ajax. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
Ticks and fleas near Ajax: what the sightings show
GBIF, the open biodiversity database, holds 55 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Ajax, and the busiest month is October with 14.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 53 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 1 |
| Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) | 1 |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada. These are observations logged by naturalists and museums, so counts show where people looked as well as where a species lives.
Within about 3 km of the centre of Ajax, OpenStreetMap maps 39 wooded areas and 22 named parks, including Ajax Arbor Park, St. Andrews Park, Forest Park and Exeter Park. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
When ticks and fleas are recorded near Ajax, month by month
55 recorded sightings of ticks and fleas fall within about 13 km of Ajax. The busiest month is Oct with 14 records, and none are recorded in Jan, Aug, Sep, Dec.
| Species or group | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick | . | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 9 | . |
| American dog tick | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Cat flea | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| All recorded | . | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 9 | . |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada within about 13 km of Ajax, all years. Records show where and when people looked, not how many pests there are.
More on fleas and ticks for Ajax homeowners
- Flea eggs, larvae and pupae develop where pets sleep, not on the animal itself. (Health Canada: fleas)
- The Lyme rash usually starts at the bite site and grows slowly to more than 5 cm across over several days. (Public Health Agency of Canada: Lyme disease)
- A tick doesn't necessarily bite exactly where it first grabs onto you. Ticks can't jump or fly, so they climb onto shoes, socks, pant legs, or clothing from grass and brush, then crawl upward looking for a warm, protected spot to settle in. (How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide)
- Lyme disease spreads through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. (Public Health Agency of Canada: Lyme disease)
Areas near Ajax that we also serve
| Page | Distance from Ajax | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Flea and tick control Pickering | 5 km | west |
| Flea and tick control Seaton | 7 km | northwest |
| Flea and tick control Whitby | 8 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Brooklin | 13 km | north |
| Flea and tick control Oshawa | 13 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Cornell | 16 km | west |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
Frequently asked questions: Ajax
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Ajax?
GBIF holds 55 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Ajax.
Do ticks live in my yard?
Health units say ticks live in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass, and an exterior perimeter fogging lasts about 30 days on grass and vegetation. Named parks near the centre of Ajax include Ajax Arbor Park, St.
Can fleas survive winter indoors?
Yes. Heated homes let fleas keep breeding, which is why a winter infestation still needs treatment. For Ajax: All buildings, and the exterior portions of buildings, must be kept free of pest infestation such as rodents, vermin, birds, termites and insects at all times.
Sources
- Town of Ajax: Property Standards By-law 46-2017 . sections 4.12 to 4.14, pest prevention
- Tribunals Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board: Maintenance and Repairs . landlords must control pests such as cockroaches and mice; municipal standards
- Region of Durham: Tenant rights in Ontario regarding bed bugs . landlord and tenant roles, notice, licensed companies
- Region of Durham: Check&GO! Durham . published inspection results
- Region of Durham: Health Department begins 2026 West Nile virus surveillance program . 2025 cases, program dates, private catch basins
- Region of Durham: Tick-Borne Diseases . tick habitat, established populations, prevention
- Health Canada: Fleas (pest control tips) . life cycle, pets, vacuuming
- Environment and Climate Change Canada: Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 . monthly temperature, precipitation, frost days and degree-days
- Durham Region: Lyme disease
- Statistics Canada: structural type of dwelling by tenure, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0240-01) . dwelling types and renter households
- Statistics Canada: dwelling condition by period of construction, 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01) . age of homes and repair needs