Break out the ear plugs. After 17 years underground where they've been since 2004, feeding on sap from the roots of plants, Brood X, one of the largest broods of cicadas, will be emerging soon. The eggs will hatch 4-6 weeks later and the "big brood" will spend 2-4 weeks in late May and early June courting, mating, flying, and driving people crazy because cicadas can emit sounds between 80 and 100 decibels, equivalent to a low-flying airplane or a lawn mower. Their offspring will head back underground until 2038.
Maps around seem to vary. I've only lived on my property for 2 years now, so I'll see what hand I've been dealt.
I still have yet do do one of those cicada recipes, and I'm still not curious enough to start.
What is Brood X, the U.S. cicada infestation coming in 2021?
Maps around seem to vary. I've only lived on my property for 2 years now, so I'll see what hand I've been dealt.
I still have yet do do one of those cicada recipes, and I'm still not curious enough to start.
What is Brood X, the U.S. cicada infestation coming in 2021?