How Prevalent Is The Lone Star Tick In Minnesota?

By Jeff Wagner, CBS Minnesota

August 2, 2023

FRIDLEY, Minn. – An insect bite could keep you from taking a bite out of your favorite foods.

The CDC reports hundreds of thousands of people now have a meat allergy after getting bitten by the lone star tick.

We're taught where ticks lurk (high grass, brush, wooded areas), to be mindful (check your body after walking through tick areas), and which species are most likely to latch in our region (deer tick, wood tick).

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