There will be a program on the growing problem of ticks and the diseases they bring to New Hampshire residents, human and animal species at the New Hampshire Audubon Society on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
The event is free. The Audubon Society is located at 84 Silk Farm Road.
With the increase of Lyme disease throughout New Hampshire, this program, sponsored by the Concord Garden Club, is designed to inform and educate the public on every aspect of the menace of tick borne bacterial disease and how to prevent and control it.
Presenter Dr. Alan Eaton, BS., MS., PH.D., in entomology, has been with the University of New Hampshire since 1978 serving as statewide coordinator of Integrated Pest Management programs, identifying and providing information about ticks and mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
Lyme disease is a devastating bacterial disease which can cause permanent, painful disability in both humans and dogs.
It has been reported in 47 states and with increasing frequency each year and New Hampshire’s rate is rising alarmingly.
The bacteria that causes Lyme disease is transmitted by a tick bite. Ticks that carry Lyme disease include the deer tick, the black-legged tick and the Western black legged tick. Symptoms range from joint pain, heart problems, fever, depression, lethargy, kidney disease and loss of appetite.
