The two insects look very similar, but one is completely harmless and the other can transmit diseases.

The Roanoke City/Alleghany Health District is warning about the dangers of ticks and the importance of checking for them.

If you’ve been outside, you may have seen the ticks.

Tick season is back, and 10 News talked with a doctor and professor with Virginia Tech’s Carilion Clinic.

Tick season usually peaks between May and July, and then again in the fall.

As the weather gets warmer, tick season is upon us.

Most people think of ticks being out and about in the summer, but fall is when a dangerous species of ticks, the black-legged tick, is most active.

Common places for ticks include tall grass and in brushy forested areas, but it’s not unheard of to find them while you’re in your outside in your neighborhood or doing yard work. That’s why experts want you to be vigilant.

Ticks carry more than a dozen diseases, but there are precautions you can take.