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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Lone Star tick, which - despite its Texas-sounding name, is found mainly in the Southeast. Researchers have found that the bloodsuckers carry a sugar which humans don’t have, and can make those bitten have an allergic reaction to red meat. (James Gathany/CDC via AP)

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Lone Star tick, which - despite its Texas-sounding name, is found mainly in the Southeast. Researchers have found that the bloodsuckers carry a sugar which humans don’t have, and can make those bitten have an allergic reaction to red meat. (James Gathany/CDC via AP)

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