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 ...

They are asking if cicadas will eat their vegetable garden and whether the insects can harm trees. VERIFY reader Alex also texted us to ask if pesticides or insecticides will keep cicadas away.

Get ready New Yorkers, billions of cicadas are set to emerge in 2025 as Brood XIV makes its long-awaited return. These ...

They will then climb to the tops of trees, where they will continue hardening their exoskeletons. About five days later, the male cicadas' loud calling will begin. Kritsky, who has been studying ...

That loud, distinct buzzing. Those empty exoskeleton shells attached to trees (or worse, your car). It's almost time for trillions of cicadas to emerge from the ground and create a cacophony that ...

As a result, there are many more males than females, he said. After mating, female cicadas lay eggs in branches on trees. The eggs hatch 6 to 10 weeks later and the young cicadas head underground ...

It will soon be that time of the year when cicadas emerge from the underground and Kentucky is one of their destinations. But when can people expect them? This year’s group, Brood XIV, will ...

In my last column I wrote about the cicada killer wasp. An extraordinary large wasp that kills cicadas to feed the wasp’s offspring. I think it sparked some interest in insects in general ...

As a result, there are many more males than females, he said. After mating, female cicadas lay eggs in branches on trees. The eggs hatch 6 to 10 weeks later and the young cicadas head underground ...

The 17-year Magicada cicadas come out of the soil in spring when the trees have grown their leaves. Periodical Brood XIV cicadas are set to return to the following states sometime in May ...