Eric Day, an entomologist with Virginia Tech, appears in this news video on the dangers of ticks.

"East of the Blue Ridge, Lynchburg, Central Virginia we see the Lone Star Tick. West of the Blue Ridge we see predominately the American Dog Tick," said Dr. Day. "Generally mild winters you don't see more insects or ticks, you just see them a lot earlier. The weather we have in April and May will be more of a bigger determinant as far as what kind of insect numbers we'll see as well as tick numbers."

Watch the video below.