The cicadas are back – well, some of them. Brood XIV has begun to emerge in some eastern U.S. states. The brood emerges every 17 years, and is considered the second largest periodical cicada brood, ...

Spring is in full gear with warmer temperatures, rainy weather and of course, the arrival of one of the noisiest insects. Neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States have already begun ...

The first recorded American sighting of the cicada brood now known as Brood XIV was made by William Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth Colony, in 1634—and he was impressed by what he beheld.

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Brood XIV will be seen and heard in more than a dozen states, including Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. It's the most wonderful time of the year — for cicadas. The next notable brood is set to rise from ...

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CINCINNATI - Brood X, the largest and most widespread brood of cicadas in the U.S., is set to emerge from the ground this spring after 17 years. The periodical cicadas, which are different than the ...

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