Flea and Tick Control in Aurora
If you need flea and tick control in Aurora, 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 Aurora.
Aurora's warm season, and why the pets matter
The King Smoke Tree station adds up to about 2107 degree-days above 5 °C and 1192 above 10 °C a year, and its mean temperature stays at or above 10 °C from May to September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree-days above 5 °C | 1 | 1 | 16 | 79 | 234 | 380 | 480 | 452 | 309 | 127 | 25 | 4 |
| Degree-days above 10 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 104 | 231 | 325 | 297 | 166 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| Mean daily minimum (°C) | -11.1 | -9.9 | -5.8 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 4.4 | -1.2 | -7.0 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals, 1981 to 2010, King Smoke Tree station (5.4 km from Aurora). A station is the nearest one with a full set of normals, not a reading from your street.
We also serve Newmarket, King Township, King City, Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury.
- Climate station: King Smoke Tree, 5.4 km from Aurora.
- Public health unit: York Region Public Health.
- By-law: Property Standards By-law 6543-23.
- Nearby areas we serve: Newmarket (6 km), King Township (9 km), King City (11 km), Holland Landing (11 km), East Gwillimbury (13 km).
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Aurora
- 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 Aurora home or building?
Our licensed technicians start with an inspection and a clear plan for your property.
Call 905-925-8427Ticks and fleas near Aurora: what the sightings show
GBIF, the open biodiversity database, holds 30 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Aurora, and the busiest month is May with 13.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 20 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 10 |
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 Aurora, OpenStreetMap maps 94 wooded areas and 27 named parks, including Civic Square Park, Taylor Park, Aurora Community Arboretum and Hickson Park. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
Yards, pets and homes in Aurora
60% of homes in Aurora 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 Aurora. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
Areas near Aurora that we also serve
| Page | Distance from Aurora | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Flea and tick control Newmarket | 6 km | north |
| Flea and tick control King Township | 9 km | southwest |
| Flea and tick control King City | 11 km | southwest |
| Flea and tick control Holland Landing | 11 km | north |
| Flea and tick control East Gwillimbury | 13 km | north |
| Flea and tick control Richmond Hill | 14 km | south |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
More on fleas and ticks for Aurora homeowners
| What the guides say | Guide |
|---|---|
| Do both: shower, then perform the full body check described above. It also helps to understand the difference between an unattached tick, one that's simply crawling on skin, clothing, or gear, and an attached tick, which is feeding and anchored in place. | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
| In most of Canada the flea season peaks from early August to early October. | Health Canada: fleas |
| Showering within a couple of hours of coming indoors can help wash off ticks that haven't attached yet. But a shower is not a substitute for a hands-on inspection, water alone won't dislodge a tick that has already anchored its mouthparts into skin. | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
| Powassan virus disease is rare but worth knowing about because it can, in severe cases, cause neurological illness. The risk of Powassan virus disease in Canada is very low, with only 21 cases reported as of 2017 . | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
If You Find an Attached Tick in Aurora
Our guide How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide covers this in full. This is the part that matters most when you check a home in Aurora.
- Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers.
- Grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible.
- Pull straight upward with steady, even pressure, don't twist or jerk.
- Avoid crushing the tick's body.
- Clean the bite area and your hands afterward with soap and water or rubbing alcohol.
Named parks near the centre of Aurora include Civic Square Park, Taylor Park and Aurora Community Arboretum, and fleas and ticks that live in green space can reach nearby homes along fences, gardens and tree lines.
Frequently asked questions: Aurora
How long is the warm season in Aurora?
The King Smoke Tree station's normals show a mean temperature at or above 10 degrees Celsius from May to September, with about 1192 degree-days above 10 degrees Celsius a year.
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Aurora?
GBIF holds 30 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Aurora.
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. For Aurora: Buildings on any property must be kept free of infestation of rodents, vermin and insects at all times.
Sources
- Town of Aurora: Property Standards By-law 6543-23 . section 14, pest prevention
- Tribunals Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board: Maintenance and Repairs . landlords must control pests such as cockroaches and mice; municipal standards
- York Region: YorkSafe Inspection Reports . published food premises inspection reports
- York Region: West Nile Virus . 34 traps, positive traps by municipality, private catch basin treatment
- York Region: Lyme Disease . blacklegged ticks and attachment time
- 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
- 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