Flea & Tick

Fleas and ticks are active nearly year-round in North Texas and affect both pets and people. Pest Me Off provides flea and tick control across McKinney, Allen, Frisco, and all of Collin County TX.

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Home/ Pest Articles/ Fleas and Ticks/ After a Flea Treatment Still Seeing Fleas After Treatment? What the First 14 Days Look Like Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Flea and Tick Control After a flea treatment, expect to see some fleas for 2 to 3 weeks while … Read more

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Pest Me Off technician spraying the tall grass along a backyard wood fence with a backpack sprayer

Home/ Pest Articles/ Chiggers/ Getting Rid of Chiggers in a Yard How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Your Yard Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Chigger Control You should be able to use your own back yard without coming inside covered in bites. Getting rid of … Read more

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A cluster of small red chigger bites around an ankle along the line of a sock

Home/ Pest Articles/ Fleas and Ticks/ Chigger Bites Chigger Bites, Why They Itch So Long and What Helps Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Chigger Control Chigger bites show up hours after the walk through tall grass, in a ring around the ankles or along the waistband, … Read more

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Cat Flea (House Flea) on natural substrate showing flat sides and oversized hind legs

Home/ Pest Articles/ Fleas and Ticks/ Flea Bites and Fleas With No Pets Flea Bites on Humans, and Why You Can Have Fleas With No Pets Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Flea and Tick Control Flea bites on humans are small red spots, each with a … Read more

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Tall grass and leaf litter at the shaded edge of a Texas back yard, where chiggers wait

Home/ Pest Articles/ Fleas and Ticks/ Chiggers in Texas Chiggers in Texas Yards, What They Are and Where They Wait Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Chigger Control The itchy red bumps around your sock line after an evening on the lawn come from a mite too … Read more

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Home/ Pest Articles/ Fleas and Ticks/ Getting Rid of Fleas in the House How to Get Rid of Fleas in Your House, and When to Call a Professional Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Flea and Tick Control To get rid of fleas in your house, treat … Read more

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A parent spraying insect repellent on a child's pant legs before a walk through a grassy Texas park

Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ DEET, Picaridin or Permethrin DEET, Picaridin or Permethrin, the Right Repellent for Mosquitoes, Chiggers and Ticks Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control A Collin County summer evening brings mosquitoes at the patio, chiggers in the tall grass and ticks along the … Read more

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Lone star tick walking across light fabric, the single cream spot on her back clearly visible

Home/Pest Articles/Ticks/Ticks in the House Ticks in the House and How They Got There Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated August 2026 Tick Control Finding ticks in the house is unsettling in a way that finding an ant or a roach is not, because the obvious question has an … Read more