Public Health IPM in New Hampshire

Tickborne diseases can be serious illnesses and can affect people of any age. Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus are transmitte...

The term “insect repellent” doesn’t accurately reflect how these materials work. They don’t actually repel insects, but rather block the receptors tha...

Introduction<br /> <br /> Horsehair worms are very long, slender parasites of insects that are found in moist places. In New Hampshire they are most...

Disease description and transmission<br /> <br /> Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-spread disease of birds that sometimes is transmit...

Wasp encounters can be painful, even life-threatening, for a few highly sensitive people. Yet some New Hampshire species are not very aggressive and t...

Bot flies comprise the family Cuterebridae, and are parasites that attack mammals. Their larvae live inside living mammals. We have three species of t...

    These maps are the results of 27 years of surveying by Dr. Alan Eaton for Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis). Black legged ticks occur in all t...

This map show the confirmed records of blacklegged ticks in New Hampshire through November 27, 2017. Data compiled by Alan Eaton.<br /> <br /> <br /...

New Hampshire is home to approximately 40 species of black flies. Of these species, only 4 or 5 are considered to be significant human biters or annoy...

There are two families of ticks, the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). Those of importance to hikers, campers, and pet owners are in t...