Dill quoted in media reports on lone star tick bite
WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported a Maine woman developed an allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick, quoting Griffin Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The tick is not native to Maine, but has been found in the state in a few isolated cases. Since the incident, the woman has been more vigilant, sending ticks to the Extension’s Tick Lab for identification and testing, according to WGME. “It’s certainly on Maine’s doorsteps, so it may be one of those things where it’s just kind of a matter of time before we find established populations here as well,” said Dill. The Bangor Daily News published the WGME report, and WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5), CBS News and WCAX (Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont) also reported on the story, quoting Dill.