… the lone star tick is native to the southeastern United States … travel over the border into Canada attached to animal hosts, … experts believe the cases affecting Canadians are the result of bites … the Public Health Agency of Canada microbiology lab. Ogden says …… the lone star tick is native to the southeastern United States … travel over the border into Canada attached to animal hosts, … experts believe the cases affecting Canadians are the result of bites … the Public Health Agency of Canada microbiology lab. Ogden says …