A Falmouth woman was recently diagnosed with hundreds of tick bites from larval-stage Lone Star ticks after spending time on the Shining Sea Bike path in Falmouth.
While the bites can cause an itchy, long-lasting rash, larval lone star ticks do not transmit diseases to humans like adult ticks. The lone star tick is a relative newcomer to the region though, and local researchers are scrambling to learn more about them.
Kathryn Eident talked with county entomologist Larry Dapsis about it.