A cicada emergence can feel like an invasion. Here's how to keep your home cicada-free, and why chemicals don't work.

Brood XIV cicadas are expected in Pennsylvania in 2025 and here's what people, animals, birds and fish should expect in May ...

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 ...

Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks, young cicada nymphs hatch from their eggs and dig themselves into the ...

They can be annoying though. "You should expect lots and lots of cicada exoskeletons to be covering your trees and shrubs," Larson said. "You should also expect to hear lots and lots of noise." ...

Chicago, welcome to cicada season. For the past 17 years, billions of periodical cicada spawn from Brood XIII have been living underground in the Chicago area, tapping into fluid from plant roots.

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 ...

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 ...

The cicadas will be a food source for wildlife and a unique fishing opportunity for anglers. Homeowners in affected areas are advised to postpone planting new trees or protect existing ones with ...