Flea and Tick Control in Pickering
If you need flea and tick control in Pickering, 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 Pickering.
Yards, pets and homes in Pickering
60% of homes in Pickering 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 Pickering. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Pickering
- 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 Pickering home or building?
Our licensed technicians start with an inspection and a clear plan for your property.
Call 905-925-8427Your Post-Outdoor Tick-Check Routine in Pickering
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 Pickering homes.
- Scalp, hairline, ears, neck
- Armpits, torso, waist
- Groin, legs, back of the knees
- Ankles, feet, between the toes
For Pickering: A building must be kept free of rodents and vermin at all times, and extermination methods must follow all applicable legislation, including City by-laws.
Ticks and Lyme disease: local health reports near Pickering
| When | What was reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Health Department | Blacklegged ticks are widespread across Durham Region, especially in forested, grassy or brushy areas. Confirmed Lyme disease cases rose from 110 in 2023 to 155 in 2024, an increase of 41 per cent. | Durham Region: Lyme disease |
Paraphrased from the linked sources. Counts are as reported on the date shown.
Ticks and fleas near Pickering: what the sightings show
GBIF, the open biodiversity database, holds 64 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Pickering, and the busiest month is October with 16.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 63 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 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 Pickering, OpenStreetMap maps 47 wooded areas and 25 named parks, including Glengrove Park, David Farr Memorial Park South, Diana Princess of Wales Park and David Farr Park. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
More on fleas and ticks for Pickering homeowners
| What the guides say | Guide |
|---|---|
| Ticks live where there are trees, shrubs, tall grass or leaf piles, so time spent in those places in tick season carries the most risk. | Public Health Agency of Canada: preventing 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 |
| Flea eggs, larvae and pupae develop where pets sleep, not on the animal itself. | Health Canada: fleas |
| Flea bites are small, hard, raised red spots with a single puncture point, and they can stay itchy for weeks. | Health Canada: fleas |
Areas near Pickering that we also serve
| Page | Distance from Pickering | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Flea and tick control Ajax | 5 km | east |
| Flea and tick control Seaton | 8 km | north |
| Flea and tick control Cornell | 12 km | northwest |
| Flea and tick control Whitby | 13 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Berczy Village | 15 km | west |
| Flea and tick control Scarborough | 15 km | southwest |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
When ticks and fleas are recorded near Pickering, month by month
64 recorded sightings of ticks and fleas fall within about 13 km of Pickering. The busiest month is Oct with 16 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 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3 | . | . | 16 | 9 | . |
| American dog tick | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| All recorded | . | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3 | . | . | 16 | 9 | . |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada within about 13 km of Pickering, all years. Records show where and when people looked, not how many pests there are.
Frequently asked questions: Pickering
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Pickering?
GBIF holds 64 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Pickering.
Can fleas survive winter indoors?
Yes. Heated homes let fleas keep breeding, which is why a winter infestation still needs treatment.
How do I break the flea cycle in a house with several pets?
Treat the pets and the home at the same time, because one treatment kills adult fleas but not eggs. A follow-up visit 4 to 6 weeks later catches the next stage.
Sources
- City of Pickering: Property Standards By-law 7887/21 . buildings free of rodents and vermin, mesh over exterior openings
- 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