Around New Hampshire
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local tick information
Tick control in New Hampshire
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Ticks in New Hampshire: what to know
What to note
Where you see ticks, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Ticks in New Hampshire: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which ticks actually live in New Hampshire, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
1,573
Lyme disease cases reported, 2023
Counts are confirmed plus probable; high-incidence jurisdictions report on lab evidence alone, so cross-state comparisons favor the same year.
CDCHigh-incidence jurisdiction (at least 10 confirmed cases per 100,000 for 3 years)
CDC Lyme surveillance classification
Lab-only reporting means counts here are higher and more complete than in low-incidence states.
CDC340 total (average 37.8 per year)
Babesiosis cases, 2011–2019
Babesiosis rides the same blacklegged tick as Lyme and is rising fastest in northern New England.
CDCTick species recorded in New Hampshire
- Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) — Aggressive human biter; associated with ehrlichiosis, tularemia, Heartland and Bourbon viruses, STARI, and alpha-gal syndrome.
- American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis (D. similis west of the Rockies)) — Transmits tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; grassy, open habitat.
When ticks are busiest in New Hampshire
CDC: blacklegged ticks pose the greatest risk in spring, summer, and fall; adults can be active in winter when temperatures are above freezing. Nymphs seek hosts April through July.
Region in src/config/tick-regions.ts: northeast.
Rules that apply in New Hampshire
For context, nationally
Sources: CDC; Where ticks live. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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