Following a career spent studying the behavior and biology of periodical cicadas, Gene Kritsky, Ph.D.—professor emeritus of biology at Mount St. Joseph University and chief science officer for the ...

No major cicada broods will emerge in 2026, but stragglers from 13‑ and 17‑year cycles may appear in several states. Here’s ...

A massive brood of periodical cicadas will emerge soon across the eastern United States, with the notoriously raucous springtime insects due for their 2025 appearance. Known for their buzzing hordes ...

Cicadas are set to return this year in the U.S., but their numbers are not expected to be as overwhelming as they were in the spring of 2024, when multiple broods emerged simultaneously. Brood XIV, ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods across the eastern United States. The group of cicadas set to appear has been ...

It’s the spring of the cicada. These buzzy insects are coming out in droves, thanks to an unusual synchronized natural phenomenon. This mating ritual occurs once every 221 years, and it involves two ...

Mississippians will hear annual, or dog-day, cicadas this year, which emerge every summer. Periodical cicadas, which emerge every 13 or 17 years, are distinct from the annual variety. Mississippi is ...

With a 17-year cicada emergence coming soon, some members of the Western North Carolina community may have questions. WNC didn't see much beyond the usual annual "dog day" cicadas in 2024, despite the ...

While the great cicada emergence of 2024 brought a historic convergence of cicada broods, what will happen in 2025? Turns out, another is emergence is on the horizon, and while this one could once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs have been known to hunt down cicadas and try to eat their fill. My dog has a terrible habit of scarfing down cicadas. She ...

Prepare for the loudest summer in 17 years with the arrival of Brood XIV cicadas.