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Additionally, during years when large numbers of periodical cicadas emerge from the soil, trees can suffer significant damage from egg-laying by females.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Above ground, periodical cicadas have a similar life cycle, appear in much larger numbers and are much louder.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The winged insects are expected to appear across the Midwest and Southeast starting early May, in a double emergence of two different broods of periodical cicadas.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Of the species emerging in 2024, Brood XIII is a 17-year periodical cicada, and Brood XIX is a 13-year species.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
There are two groups of periodical cicadas – those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Two broods of periodical cicadas—Brood XIX on a 13-year cycle and Brood XIII on a 17-year cycle—are slated to emerge together in central Illinois this summer for the first time in over two centuries.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
The insects belong to two distinct populations of periodical cicadas: one that surfaces from underground every 13 years and another that emerges every 17 years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
From Nebraska to New York, 15 broods of periodical cicadas grow underground, quietly sipping watery sap from tree roots.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Above ground, periodical cicadas have a similar life cycle, appear in much larger numbers and are much louder.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The winged insects are expected to appear across the Midwest and Southeast starting early May, in a double emergence of two different broods of periodical cicadas.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Of the species emerging in 2024, Brood XIII is a 17-year periodical cicada, and Brood XIX is a 13-year species.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
There are two groups of periodical cicadas – those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Two broods of periodical cicadas—Brood XIX on a 13-year cycle and Brood XIII on a 17-year cycle—are slated to emerge together in central Illinois this summer for the first time in over two centuries.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
The insects belong to two distinct populations of periodical cicadas: one that surfaces from underground every 13 years and another that emerges every 17 years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
From Nebraska to New York, 15 broods of periodical cicadas grow underground, quietly sipping watery sap from tree roots.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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