Trees looking a bit brown in places? It's probably the 17-year cicadas laying eggs. What you need to know about flagging, and ...

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If the cicadas aren’t enough, now you’ve got to watch your step for copperheads and rattlesnakes. Here’s what’s really going on in your backyard and how to stay safe.

While the cicada killer wasps may be big and imposing, researchers at the University of Kentucky said they typically will not harm people unless they bother them. The insects are called cicada killer ...

Large wasps with a fearsome name are about to make their annual appearance in Kentucky. Ric Bessin is an extension ...

It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males ...

Cicada killer wasps are known for their large size and distinct yellow and black bodies. Getty Images Cicada killer wasps congregate and make brood nests in areas where cicadas are present .

You may have noticed wasp-like insects flying around outside your home. These may be cicada-killer wasps. These Cicadas are fairly common, native to our area, and are North America's largest wasp.

Cicadas won't be the only insects emerging during the summer months. When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which ...

Killer cicada wasps are large, black or dark brown wasps, approximately two inches in length. They have amber colored wings and yellow markings on their abdomen.

They are black with red eyes and orange veins within their wings, only emerging every 13-17 years. Broods XIX and XIII are both periodical cicadas. Advertisement ...

They measure 1-2 inches long and have compound eyes in shades of black and red, although some may emerge with blue or white eyes. ... Purdue University describes cicada killers as "large, ...