As it has done every 17 years since, Brood XIV died off just six or so weeks after it emerged, but not before laying billions of eggs that would make their appearance as adults another 17 years ...

You may have seen the shed exoskeleton of a cicada on ... your local pest control. If you want to take matters into your own hands, consider purchasing an insecticide to spray on nests.

The first recorded American sighting of the cicada brood now known as ... “And if you try to spray that much, you’re going to kill everything in sight. Yes. A lot, actually.

Misting via pressure-spray systems only deliver insecticide at ground level, which may only affect cicada nymphs close to the soil surface. Those deeper underground however, remain unaffected.

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Those beady red eyes. That unmistakable noise. And it's just the beginning. Here's where they're coming, and how to ...

They have spent 17 years as nymphs (wingless, immature versions of themselves) underground, feeding on tree roots. As soon as ...

Cicadas beware. Wasps known as "Cicada Killers" are out and about this summer – and they’re hungry. Measuring about 2 inches long, the large wasps do exactly as their name implies as they are ...

Another cicada emergence, Brood XIV, is just around the corner and a Mount St. Joseph's employee could name cicadas after you or a loved one!MSJ is offering you the chance to name a cicada by ...

The brood emerges every 17 years, and is considered the second largest periodical cicada brood, according to the University of Connecticut. Researchers use past emergences to predict where and ...