Flea and Tick Control in Woodbridge
If you need flea and tick control in Woodbridge, 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 Woodbridge.
Woodbridge's warm season, and why the pets matter
The Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A station adds up to about 2290 degree-days above 5 °C and 1325 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 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 92 | 252 | 408 | 510 | 482 | 336 | 146 | 37 | 5 |
| Degree-days above 10 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 114 | 258 | 355 | 327 | 190 | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| Mean daily minimum (°C) | -9.4 | -8.7 | -4.5 | 1.9 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 10.8 | 4.6 | -0.2 | -5.8 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals, 1981 to 2010, Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A station (12.4 km from Woodbridge). A station is the nearest one with a full set of normals, not a reading from your street.
We also serve Kleinburg, Vaughan, Maple, Malton, Nobleton.
- Climate station: Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A, 12.4 km from Woodbridge.
- Public health unit: York Region Public Health.
- By-law: Property Standards By-law 231-2011.
- Nearby areas we serve: Kleinburg (6 km), Vaughan (10 km), Maple (10 km), Malton (10 km), Nobleton (13 km).
How AstraHive Pest Control gets rid of fleas and ticks in Woodbridge
- 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 Woodbridge home or building?
Our licensed technicians start with an inspection and a clear plan for your property.
Call 905-925-8427Woodbridge's weather in four numbers
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals 1981 to 2010, Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A station, 12.4 km from Woodbridge. A station is the nearest one with a full set of normals, not a reading from your street.
What this means for fleas and ticks: the warm months on this chart are when ticks are active outdoors, while fleas can keep breeding in heated homes.
Woods, green space and fields around Woodbridge
OpenStreetMap maps 63 parks, gardens and golf courses within 3 km, 56 wooded areas within 3 km and 2 farmland, meadow and orchard areas within 3 km of the centre of Woodbridge. 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 Woodbridge. They show what contributors have mapped, which varies from place to place, not how many pests there are.
Yards, pets and homes in Woodbridge
Woodbridge 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.
Your Post-Outdoor Tick-Check Routine in Woodbridge
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 Woodbridge property.
- Only checking ankles and lower legs
- Only looking for a visible bite mark instead of the tick itself
- Skipping the scalp and hairline entirely
- Assuming a shower removes every tick
- Ignoring clothing, socks, and backpacks
- Waiting a day or two before checking
For Woodbridge: 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.
Areas near Woodbridge that we also serve
| Page | Distance from Woodbridge | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Flea and tick control Kleinburg | 6 km | north |
| Flea and tick control Vaughan | 10 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Maple | 10 km | northeast |
| Flea and tick control Malton | 10 km | south |
| Flea and tick control Nobleton | 13 km | north |
| Flea and tick control York | 14 km | southeast |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
More on fleas and ticks for Woodbridge homeowners
| What the guides say | Guide |
|---|---|
| Female blacklegged ticks are about 0.3 cm long before feeding and turn grey-brown and about 1 cm long when fully fed. | Health Canada: blacklegged (deer) ticks |
| Ticks are active whenever temperatures stay above freezing without snow cover, with the highest risk in spring, summer and fall. | Public Health Agency of Canada: preventing Lyme disease |
| Ontario Public Health data shows a wide range: tick bite risk thresholds are roughly 24-36 hours for Lyme disease, 12-24 hours for anaplasmosis, 36-48 hours for babesiosis, and as little as 15 minutes for Powassan virus . Most symptoms of Lyme disease usually appear between 3 and 30 days after a bite from an infected blacklegged tick, and can include: | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
| A personal tick check handles exposure from hikes, parks, and campsites, but if your own yard has overgrown grass, brush, or a wooded edge, you're re-exposing yourself every time you step outside. That's where property-level tick control comes in. | How to Check Yourself for Ticks After Being Outside: A Complete Body-Check Guide |
Ticks and fleas near Woodbridge: what the sightings show
GBIF, the open biodiversity database, holds 40 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Woodbridge, and the busiest month is May with 19.
| Species or group | Recorded sightings |
|---|---|
| Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) | 19 |
| American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) | 21 |
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 Woodbridge, OpenStreetMap maps 56 wooded areas and 31 named parks, including Old Firehall Parkette, Fred Armstrong Parkette, Woodbridge War Memorial Tower and Park and Nort Johnston District Park. Health units describe ticks as living in wooded or brushy areas, leaf litter and tall grass.
When ticks and fleas are recorded near Woodbridge, month by month
40 recorded sightings of ticks and fleas fall within about 13 km of Woodbridge. The busiest month is May with 19 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 | . | . | . | 5 | 19 | 8 | 3 | . | . | . | 5 | . |
| American dog tick | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| All recorded | . | . | . | 5 | 19 | 8 | 3 | . | . | . | 5 | . |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records for Canada within about 13 km of Woodbridge, all years. Records show where and when people looked, not how many pests there are.
Frequently asked questions: Woodbridge
How long is the warm season in Woodbridge?
The Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A station's normals show a mean temperature at or above 10 degrees Celsius from May to September, with about 1325 degree-days above 10 degrees Celsius a year.
How many tick and flea sightings are logged near Woodbridge?
GBIF holds 40 recorded sightings of blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks and cat fleas within roughly 13 km of Woodbridge.
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 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