The cicadas are back – well, some of them. Brood XIV has begun to emerge in some eastern U.S. states. The brood emerges every 17 years, and is considered the second largest periodical cicada brood, ...

Cicadas of Brood XIV have begun to emerge this spring, starting in the Southeast and making their way to the Northeast. Brood XIV is a cohort of periodical cicadas, in which each succeeding generation ...

Periodical cicadas in Cincinnati and surrounding areas are nearing their peak and could begin dying off around mid-June. After hatching, cicada nymphs burrow 6-18 inches underground, where they will ...

A brood of cicadas that only emerges every 17 years is set to make its appearance in New York this spring. The Empire State and at least 13 other states — Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, ...

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Is the cicada season over yet in Ohio? If you're reading this in Greater Cincinnati, you've probably seen the cicadas swarming around the city. After these adult cicadas mate, they will lay eggs, and ...