Lyme disease is still the most common tick-borne illness in Pennsylvania, but it is no longer the whole story. State health officials say anaplasmosis is now the second most common tick-borne disease in Pennsylvania, and blacklegged ticks in the state have also been found carrying babesiosis, Powassan virus, and Borrelia miyamotoi, which causes hard tick relapsing fever.

For homeowners throughout Dominion Pest Control’s Pennsylvania service area, that means tick awareness should go beyond Lyme alone.