Flea and Tick Control in Commerce Valley
If you need flea and tick control in Commerce Valley, 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 Commerce Valley.
Woods, green space and fields around Commerce Valley
OpenStreetMap maps 677 parks, gardens and golf courses within 3 km, 45 wooded areas within 3 km and 4 farmland, meadow and orchard areas within 3 km of the centre of Commerce Valley. Ticks wait in woods, tall grass and brush, and fleas ride in on pets, so green space and tree cover near a home shape the risk.
Counts of features mapped in OpenStreetMap within the stated distance of the centre of Commerce Valley. They show what contributors have mapped, which varies from place to place, not how many pests there are.
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Commerce Valley
- 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 7 to 14 days, 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 Commerce Valley home or building?
Our licensed technicians start with an inspection and a clear plan for your property.
Call 905-925-8427Ticks Climb, So a Tick Check Isn't an Ankle Check in Commerce Valley
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 Commerce Valley property.
- Head and neck: scalp, hairline, behind and around the ears, back of the neck
- Upper body: armpits, shoulders, chest, back
- Midsection: waist, waistband line, belly button
- Lower body: groin, inner thighs, back of the knees, legs
- Feet: ankles, between the toes, around sock lines, shoe edges
For Commerce Valley: A dwelling must be kept free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act.
Ticks and fleas near Commerce Valley: what the sightings show
May is the peak month among the 39 sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas that GBIF logged within roughly 13 km of Commerce Valley, with 14 in that month.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 25 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 14 |
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 Commerce Valley, OpenStreetMap maps 44 wooded areas and 41 named parks, including Leitchcroft Park, Lotus Flower Park, Saddle Creek Park and Private Thomas Millar Armstrong Park. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
More on fleas and ticks for Commerce Valley homeowners
| What the guides say | Guide |
|---|---|
| Keeping cats indoors lowers their risk of picking up fleas. | Health Canada: fleas |
| Early symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, chills, fatigue, headache, swollen lymph nodes and muscle or joint aches. | Public Health Agency of Canada: Lyme disease |
| Do not use petroleum jelly, nail polish, a lit match or heat, or any chemical meant to make the tick "back out" on its own. None of these are recommended alternatives to mechanical removal with tweezers, and they can actually increase the chance of the tick regurgitating into the bite. | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
| Adult fleas usually feed several times a day on the blood of mammals and birds. | Health Canada: fleas |
Yards, pets and homes in Commerce Valley
Commerce Valley is part of Markham, so these are Markham figures. In Markham, 56% of homes are detached houses with grass and brush where ticks wait, and 28% are semi-detached, row or other attached homes where fleas can travel through shared walls.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, private households in Markham. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
When ticks and fleas are recorded near Commerce Valley, month by month
39 recorded sightings of ticks and fleas fall within about 13 km of Commerce Valley. The busiest month is May with 14 records, and none are recorded in Jan, Feb, Mar, Aug.
| Species or group | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick | . | . | . | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | . | . | 6 | 2 | . |
| American dog tick | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| All recorded | . | . | . | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | . | . | 6 | 2 | . |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada within about 13 km of Commerce Valley, all years. Records show where and when people looked, not how many pests there are.
Areas near Commerce Valley that we also serve
| Page | Distance from Commerce Valley | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Flea and tick control Thornhill | 4 km | southwest |
| Flea and tick control Markham | 4 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Cathedraltown | 6 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Richmond Hill | 6 km | northwest |
| Flea and tick control Unionville | 7 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Vaughan | 9 km | west |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
How Commerce Valley compares with nearby areas for ticks and fleas
| Area | Distance from Commerce Valley | GBIF records |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce Valley | - | 39 |
| Thornhill | 4 km | 42 |
| Markham | 4 km | 54 |
| Cathedraltown | 6 km | 40 |
| Richmond Hill | 6 km | 30 |
Recorded sightings of ticks and fleas on GBIF.org within about 13 km of each area centre, all years. Circles of 13 km overlap, so neighbours share some records. Counts show where people looked, not how many pests there are.
Frequently asked questions: Commerce Valley
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Commerce Valley?
GBIF holds 39 within roughly 13 km, and the table above lists them by species.
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.
Can fleas survive winter indoors?
Yes. Heated homes let fleas keep breeding, which is why a winter infestation still needs treatment. For Commerce Valley: A dwelling must be kept free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act.
Sources
- City of Markham: Property Standards By-law (2017) . section 14 pest prevention
- City of Markham: Property Standards . composters, rodents and insects
- 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