PORTLAND, Maine (AP) University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding a free online event about avoiding Lyme disease during the coronavirus pandemic, and after the pandemic subsides.

Lyme disease is spread by ticks and has been on the rise in the state in recent years. The extension said it will host the webinar on June 25, and it will be led by extension Tick Lab manager Griffin Dill and MaineLyme medical adviser Beatrice Szantyr.

The Tick Lab conducts tick surveillance as well as surveillance of tick-borne pathogens. It works to detect trends in tick activity and areas of risk.