Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in numbers around the lower billions in 13 states, including Ohio and parts of Greater ...

While a nuisance to some, the bugs' presence marks a rare occurrence as the Brood XIV class is emerging for the first time ...

Spring 2025 marks the emergence of trillions of insects that have been underground for 17 years. Learn if they spread disease ...

T he first recorded American sighting of the cicada brood now known as Brood XIV was made by William Bradford, the governor ...

In this brood’s case, the group last emerged in 2008. They are slated to appear in states such as North Carolina and ...

Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in numbers around the lower billions in 13 states, including Ohio and parts of Greater ...

The first recorded American sighting of the cicada brood now known as Brood XIV was made by William Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth Colony, in 1634—and he was impressed by what he beheld.

Cicadas get all their food by drinking a watery sap (xylem) from trees. Since the insects don't have mouths that open and close, they have straw-like tubes that they insert into trees. Baby ...