Duck Itch at Newfound 2018

Newfound Resident · 07-09-2018, 02:40 PM

Duck Itch is here again at Newfound in July. One granddaughter has 150 bites and the other only 85. We are on the east side of Newfound and the water is clear and clean. However, we have a small area of desirable 2' deep clear water on Whittemore Point that the kids love to hang in. Last weekend, the same kids had zero bites. This past weekend July 7 and 8 resulted in a bloom of the duck itch buggers. The NH DES has a number of publications about how to deal with this so please look at them if you are swimming in an area with water that is in an area that does not readily exchange with the surrounding waters.

07-09-2018, 02:40 PM	#1
Newfound Resident Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Duck Itch at Newfound 2018 Duck Itch is here again at Newfound in July. One granddaughter has 150 bites and the other only 85. We are on the east side of Newfound and the water is clear and clean. However, we have a small area of desirable 2' deep clear water on Whittemore Point that the kids love to hang in. Last weekend, the same kids had zero bites. This past weekend July 7 and 8 resulted in a bloom of the duck itch buggers. The NH DES has a number of publications about how to deal with this so please look at them if you are swimming in an area with water that is in an area that does not readily exchange with the surrounding waters.