Homeowners may be seeing some lingering effects of last year’s 17-year cicada emergence in smaller branches of trees, but it’s nothing to worry about. “The trees will be fine in the long run, even if ...

Cicadas arrived earlier this summer, but they are typically all but gone by mid-July "Cicadas emerge when the soil temperature reaches about 64°F at a depth of 12–18 inches," according to The Nature ...

People who have visited Cape Cod in recent weeks have likely heard the unmistakable sound of thousands of cicadas, but as we enter the dog days of summer, the insect's long journey of 17 years is ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change ...

Some cicadas appear every year in Illinois. Last year, the Prairie State was the cicada capital of the country. This year's cicada emergence will be far less dramatic. Love 'em or loathe 'em, some ...

PHOTO BY DEBRA BURROWS An adult cicada from Brood XIV which emerged in Clinton County in 2025 is pictured resting on leaves. For the past several weeks, periodical cicadas have emerged in the wooded ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is in the middle of a hot summer, which means it won’t be long before annual cicadas make their first appearance of ...

HAVE BEEN SINGING KELLY ANN. YES, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HEAR THEIR BUZZ HERE ON CAPE COD. ONE OF THE MAIN SPOTS TO FIND THESE 17 YEAR CICADAS IN OUR AREA OUTSIDE OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THERE’S ONLY TWO ...