What do ticks look like? How to spot and get rid of them, according to experts

Tick bites can cause a range of different illnesses — and as the weather warms up, ticks can be particularly prevalent.

In some areas, ticks have emerged even earlier due to milder winters. Minnesota's Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said they found their first deer tick of the year in February, for example, when typically they aren't seen until March or April.

"One thing that's of concern about this past winter is that we didn't have a lot of those super cold days and those usually kill off some ticks," Alex Carlson with the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District told CBS Minnesota.