{"id":24258,"date":"2023-01-06T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T02:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?page_id=24258"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:30:15","slug":"ticks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/ticks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticks in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24258\" class=\"elementor elementor-24258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea9e2ac elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ea9e2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2477f5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2477f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33ccbe0\" data-id=\"33ccbe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b0ffeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b0ffeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ticks are not insects, but arachnids, so more similar to spiders.<\/li><li>They can be split into two main groups &#8211; hard ticks and soft ticks. Hard ticks have a hard shield on the dorsal side of the body behind the mouthparts.<\/li><li>In New Zealand, in addition to a number of native tick species there are also a number introduced species, including the brown cattle tick (<em>Haemaphysalis longicornis<\/em>).\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cc32e5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cc32e5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2426e1d1\" data-id=\"2426e1d1\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engorged paralysis tick<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2935e7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2935e7a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paralysis-tick-engorged.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24262\" alt=\"Engorged paralysis tick, ixodes holocyclus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paralysis-tick-engorged.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paralysis-tick-engorged-300x200.jpeg 300w, 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b957e elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61b957e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-near-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a pest control company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791b9553 closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"791b9553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pest Status<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2031\"><p>Ticks are seen as significant pests in farming where they can impact the productivity and health of animals. Tick bites can also cause significant health issues and even death in pets and humans.<\/p><p>Protecting livestock and pets from tick bites is a must for farmers and pet owners. Although tick bites with humans is generally quite a rare occurrence, in some areas the risk of bites increases significantly, especially if out walking in the bush and longer grass.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2032\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2032\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Types of tick<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2032\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2032\"><p>There are only 11 species of tick that have been identified in New Zealand &#8211; 4 endemic species and 7 introduced species. They can be grouped into hard ticks and soft ticks.<\/p><ul><li>Hard ticks, such as the paralysis tick, have a hard shield on the dorsal side of the body behind the mouthparts and look like a flat seed, soft ticks look more like a flat raisin.<\/li><li>In New Zealand, only the brown cattle tick has been recorded as biting humans<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2033\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2033\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do ticks look like?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2033\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2033\"><p>Although there are variations between species, this would be a good generic description:<\/p><ul><li>Adults are generally less than 5 mm long (with the male smaller than the female), the nymphs and larvae can be a lot smaller<\/li><li>Adults and nymphs and 8 legs, larvae have 6 legs.<\/li><li>Tend to be a mottle brown in colour.<\/li><li>Their bodies are oval in shape and are dorso-ventrally flattened.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2034\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2034\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where do ticks live?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2034\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2034\"><p>Ticks typically live at ground level, in the leaf-litter. The will climb grass and low vegetation to get a good vantage point to attached to a passing hosting. They do this in a process called questing (see below).<\/p><p>The idea that ticks drop from trees is a bit of an urban myth, based on the location of some tick bites on the head, under the hairline. It is likely these ticks reach the head by crawling up the body.<\/p><p>They will often enter residential backyards on native animals, in particular bandicoots.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2035\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2035\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tick life-cycle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2035\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2035\"><p>Whilst there are variations between species, we can use the paralysis tick as a typical life-cycle.<\/p>\n<h3>Tick eggs<\/h3>\n<p>Females lay large numbers of eggs \u2013 up to 200 per day and several thousand in her life-time.<\/p>\n<p>The eggs are laid in sheltered areas in dense foliage, under bark or in leaf-litter. The eggs are bound to each other and to the nearby surface with a sticky excretion.<\/p>\n<p>The eggs hatch after 1-3 months depending on environmental conditions.<\/p>\n<h3>Tick larvae<\/h3>\n<p>(The larvae are sometime called seed ticks or grass ticks).<\/p>\n<p>The larvae that hatch only have 6 legs and are barely visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>The larvae need a blood meal to moult. After feeding for up to a week, they fall to the ground and will moult into the nymph stage over a period of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nymphs can survive for several months without a blood meal.<\/p>\n<h3>Tick nymphs<\/h3>\n<p>Much like the larva, nymphs need a blood meal to develop and again will feed for up to a week before falling to the ground. Over the following weeks the nymphs moult to become adults.<\/p>\n<p>Nymphs can survive for many months without a blood meal.<\/p>\n<h3>Adult ticks<\/h3>\n<p>Females need a blood meal in order to produce eggs. They may remain on the host feeding for 1-3 weeks to get fully engorged.<\/p>\n<p>Males also try and find hosts, but not for feeding, but rather to find females to mate. Once the male has mated it will die. Although sometimes they parasitise the female, feeding on her haemolymph.<\/p>\n<p>Once feeding is complete the female drops to the group and once the eggs have developed, lays the eggs in batches of up to 200 eggs in sheltered spots. The female lays several thousand eggs over a month or so and dies shortly after egg laying is complete.<\/p>\n<p>Ticks are present year round and numbers of paralysis tick will increase during wetting weather. Although ticks and the risk of tick bite are ever present, adults are more common in spring and summer with larvae are likely to be more abundant during autumn and winter.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2036\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2036\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do ticks find their host?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2036\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2036\"><h3>Tick Questing<\/h3><p>Questing is the host seeking behaviour exhibited by hard ticks, such as the paralysis tick.<\/p><p>They climb grass or low vegetation and extend their front legs, waving them to detect a host. The Haller&#8217;s organ on the front legs is capable to detecting heat, humidity and odour &#8211; critical in detecting a potential host.<\/p><p>Moving from the safety and humid environment of the leaf litter to the exposed questing site is a risky activity and so it is important that the ticks latch onto a passing host as soon as possible.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2037\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2037\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tick bites, allergies, diseases<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2037\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2037\"><h3>Tick bites and allergic reactions<\/h3><div>The bite itself is unlikely to be felt, but the host will react to components in the saliva that the tick injects to prevent the blood from clotting. Most commonly this is a mild allergic reaction &#8211; a hard lump, redness and itching at the bite site. For a few, a severe allergic reaction may occur (generally within 2-3 hrs) resulting in analphylatic shock, which may be life-threatening.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Tick bites and meat allergy<\/h3><div>Perhaps the most unusual condition that can develop after a bite is an allergy to red meat, milk and gelatin. This develops as the protein that causes the allergic reaction is found in the gut of ticks and all mammalian meats, such as beef, pork, lamb, kangaroo and venison. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-ticks\/ticks-the-bbq-stopper\/\">mammalian meat allergy and tick bites<\/a>.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Tick bites transmit disease<\/h3><div>Ticks can transmit a number of diseases including rickettsial spotted fever (sometimes called tick typhus) and lyme disease. Although in New Zealand, there have been no cases of tick related disease being transmitted with a local tick bite &#8211; there have been cases from travellers returning from overseas.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The New Zealand Government is aware of the risks of exotic ticks becoming established in New Zealand &#8211; the Australian paralysis tick is the most commonly intercepted tick attached to travellers entering New Zealand. Should exotic ticks know to transmit disease become established in New Zealand the health risks increase significantly.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2038\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2038\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to safely remove a tick?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2038\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2038\"><p>The important point to note in tick removal, is that you must avoid squeezing the tick as this will inject more toxin into the body.<\/p><p><strong>If you are at all in doubt about how to remove a tick safety, please see seek medical attention. For pets, it is always best to take the animal to the vet and treatment may well be required.<\/strong><\/p><p>There are two recommended methods for the safe removal of ticks:<\/p><ol><li>Use fine-tipped tweezers: The Australian Government Department of Health and the CDC in the US (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended grasping the tick as close the to the skin surface as possible with the tweezers and pull upward with a steady, even pressure. Don&#8217;t twist or jerk to remove the tick.<\/li><li>Freezing: The alternative recommended technique recommended by some medical authorities suggests spraying the tick using a product containing ether or using a &#8220;freeze&#8221; product such as those available to remove warts. Both methods should kill the kill rapidly, preventing it injecting more toxin. It should then fall off on its own according within 24 hours.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Don&#8217;t spray the tick with insecticide, methylated spirits, nail polish remover or essential oils. These chemicals are likely to cause the tick to inject more toxins.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2039\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2039\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to protect your pet from ticks?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2039\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2039\"><p>Ticks can get into any backyard (on native animals) and pets can pick up ticks on their walks or wandering around the neighbourhood.<\/p><ol><li>Check your pet regularly<\/li><li>Use preventative tick treatments for dogs<\/li><li>Be careful about tick prevention medications for cats<\/li><\/ol><p>Although the risk is higher in tick prone areas, checking your pet regularly is a good habit. For long hair varieties this can be time consuming, but essential activity.<\/p><p>There are a wide range of tick collars, spot-ons, tablets and rinses available on the market. Dog owners should consult their vet.<\/p><p>Although cats are less likely to pick up ticks than dogs, it does occur. Unfortunately the range of tick prevention products available to cats is very limited due to their increased sensitivity to many insecticides. Speak to your vet before applying any product.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-20310\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20310\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to prevent a tick infestation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20310\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20310\"><p>Keeping your backyard free from ticks will help prevent your pets and children getting bitten when playing in the yard.<\/p><p>There are 3 key actions you can take:<\/p><ol><li>Clear up your backyard<\/li><li>Install a metal fence<\/li><li>Get a pest professional to provide a tick treatment to your yard<\/li><\/ol><p>As they live in leaf litter, keep the grass short and remove fallen leaves regularly to make your yard environment less attractive to ticks.<\/p><p>Prevent native animals accessing your backyard and under house area. This may sound like an impossible task, but if you&#8217;re in an area with bandicoots (a common carrier of ticks), installing a metal fence into the ground around your property to prevent bandicoot entry or digging under fences can be very effective.<\/p><p>A professional tick treatment to your lawn can be very effective in eliminating any ticks present. As these treatments have limited residual activity, it is advised to have regular treatments through the year in tick prone areas.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-20311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More information on ticks...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20311\"><p>Our pest control library has a range of articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-ticks\/\">pest control ticks<\/a> and related research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find a pest control company Ticks are not insects, but arachnids, so more similar to spiders. They can be split into two main groups &#8211; hard ticks and soft ticks. Hard ticks have a hard shield on the dorsal side of the body behind the mouthparts. In New Zealand, in addition to a number of native tick species there are also a number introduced species, including the brown cattle tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).\u00a0 Paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus Engorged paralysis tick Find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24261,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Ticks in New Zealand | Bites, Removal | Professional Pest Manager","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn about ticks, in particular the brown cattle tick. 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