Pest Organisms / Brown Dog Tick
Treatment
for Brown Dog Tick
Indoor control is difficult and an established infestation usually warrants a professional, since these ticks breed in wall voids, baseboards, and furniture, not just on the dog. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN378 Work three fronts at once: the dog (vet-selected products and manual removal), the indoors (sanitation, sealed harborage, laundered bedding), and the outdoor rest areas. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN378 Chemically, a labeled pyrethroid pesticide can be applied around and under the structure outdoors to knock back tick numbers. Source: https://acis.cals.arizona.edu/community-ipm/home-and-school-ipm-newsletters/ipm-newsletter-view/ipm-newsletters/2020/09/03/brown-dog-ticks-and-repellents Do not lean on permethrin alone for the dog: although it is the most-applied topical product, resistant ticks have been documented in the United States, so leave the on-animal product choice to the veterinarian. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN378