Tick-Eating Guinea Hen Weapon Against Lyme Disease

There’s another summer health threat on the rise in Massachusetts — Lyme disease, which is up in every county in the state.

The disease is spread by ticks, and it can be debilitating. One local woman has discovered a weapon against ticks that gets rid of the diseased bugs by eating them.

The tiny ticks are barely noticeable to humans. But they survive by sucking blood.

Wayland police Officer Mark Wilkens, like many, was bit by a tick and now has Lyme diseases.

“I ached and broke out in sweats,” he said. “It was just under my vest — the bulls eye — the typical identifier that you have Lyme disease.”