Maine pest experts are searching for the lone star tick, a disease-ridden pest with a bite that can cause humans to become allergic to red meat. Spreading north from the southern states, this tick species is becoming a greater concern in the Northeast as more people are being diagnosed with the diseases they carry, as well as the odd, telltale allergy to meat. “We do get them here occasionally in the state,” said Griffin Dill, pest management specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

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