Ticks – All You Need to Know!

Southold Free Library at First Presbyterian Church
53100 Main Road
Southold, NY 11971

Description

Entomologist Dr. Scott Campbell, Chief of the Arthropod-Borne Disease Lab at Suffolk County’s Department of Health Services, will discuss the medically important tick species on Long Island, their biology, habitat, the pathogens they transmit, and the best strategies to prevent tick bites in adults and children.  This program is sponsored jointly by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.  All attendees will receive a free tick removal kit.  There will be ample time for Q & A.