Billions of Brood XIV cicadas expected to emerge soon, where will they be buzzing?
- Brood XIV, a group of periodical cicadas, will emerge this spring in multiple states.
- These cicadas, which last appeared in 2008, have been developing underground for 17 years.
- Gene Kritsky developed the Cicada Safari app to track and map cicada sightings.
- Kritsky stated cicadas typically emerge when soil reaches 64 degrees; over 128,000 photos were submitted last year.
- The emergence can benefit soil aeration and provide food, but egg-laying can harm young trees.
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Billions of Brood XIV cicadas expected to emerge soon, where will they be buzzing?
After 17 years in hiding, billions of cicadas in Brood XIV are expected to emerge soon and infiltrate more than a dozen states. According to USA Today, the buzzing brood typically emerges from the ground once the soil temperature hits 64 degrees, meaning their arrival is imminent.
·Michigan, United States
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