It's starting! Brood XIV (as in 14) cicadas have begun to emerge in parts of Cincinnati, and it's only the beginning. This spring, Brood XIV, is expected to emerge in numbers around the lower billions ...

They're emerging on the Cape. Cicada Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood, is emerging after spending the last 17 years underground. Since the last time this brood emerged was in 2008 and ...

After 17 years underground, an enormous brood of loud, molting cicadas is emerging this spring in parts of the southern and northeastern United States. Cicadas are loud but harmless — they don’t bite, ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

As springtime temperatures increase, so does the anticipation — or anxiety, depending who you talk to — about this year’s rare, extra-large emergence of periodical cicadas. Two different broods, Brood ...

Spring is here, so will we soon hear the piercing, buzzing sound of cicadas as they emerge from underground? This year’s group, Brood XIV, will emerge in numbers in the lower billions this spring, ...

As cicada season begins, many are wondering just how loud these buzzing insects can get. During large emergences, you might hear them before you even see them.Gene Kritsky, a leading expert on cicadas ...

Brood XIV cicadas are set to emerge in about 13 states in 2025. The periodical brood of the insects last appeared in 2008. This year, Brood XIV periodical cicadas are set to emerge from the ground for ...