Flea and Tick Control in Maple
If you need flea and tick control in Maple, 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 Maple.
Your Post-Outdoor Tick-Check Routine in Maple
Before you call anyone, work through this part of How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide, adapted for Maple homes.
- Scalp, hairline, ears, neck
- Armpits, torso, waist
- Groin, legs, back of the knees
- Ankles, feet, between the toes
For Maple: Every yard must be kept clean and free from rodents, vermin, insect pests and other pests and from any condition that may encourage their infestation or harbouring.
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Maple
- 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 Maple 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 Maple
Maple is part of Vaughan, so these are Vaughan figures. 63% of homes in Vaughan 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 Vaughan. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
Woods, green space and fields around Maple
OpenStreetMap maps 261 parks, gardens and golf courses within 3 km, 37 wooded areas within 3 km and 12 farmland, meadow and orchard areas within 3 km of the centre of Maple. 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 Maple. They show what contributors have mapped, which varies from place to place, not how many pests there are.
More on fleas and ticks for Maple homeowners
Ticks can ride on clothing without ever attaching to skin, so check your socks, pant legs, shirt, waistband, sleeves, and cuffs, plus the outside of your shoes. A tick left on a sock or waistband can reach exposed skin hours later. How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide
Fleas are 1 to 4 mm long, with flat, wingless bodies. 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
Seek medical evaluation if you develop symptoms after spending time in an area with known tick activity, regardless of whether you remember a bite. Blacklegged ticks in parts of Canada can also carry anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus, though these are far less common than Lyme disease. How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide
When ticks and fleas are recorded near Maple, month by month
39 recorded sightings of ticks and fleas fall within about 13 km of Maple. The busiest month is May with 17 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 | 17 | 8 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 5 | . |
| American dog tick | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| All recorded | . | . | . | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 5 | . |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada within about 13 km of Maple, all years. Records show where and when people looked, not how many pests there are.
Ticks and fleas near Maple: what the sightings show
GBIF, the open biodiversity database, holds 39 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Maple, and the busiest month is May with 17.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 22 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 17 |
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 Maple, OpenStreetMap maps 99 wooded areas and 44 named parks, including Ramsey Armitage Park, Civic Park, Frank Robson Park and Netherford Parkette. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
Frequently asked questions: Maple
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Maple?
GBIF holds 39 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Maple.
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 Maple: Every yard must be kept clean and free from rodents, vermin, insect pests and other pests and from any condition that may encourage their infestation or harbouring.
Sources
- City of Vaughan: Property Standards By-law 231-2011 . yards free of rodents, vermin and insect pests; openings screened
- 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