YES, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HEAR THEIR BUZZ HERE ON CAPE COD. ONE OF THE MAIN SPOTS TO FIND THESE 17 YEAR CICADAS IN OUR AREA ...

It's starting! Brood XIV (as in 14) cicadas have begun to emerge in parts of Cincinnati, and it's only the beginning.

Trees looking a bit brown in places? It's probably the 17-year cicadas laying eggs. What you need to know about flagging, and ...

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Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. After 17 years underground, Brood XIV ...

If you're disgusted by cicadas, here's another item for your list. They pee. A lot. And better than some mammals. Here's what ...

They are also a valuable food source for native wildlife, including birds, mammals and fish. While egg-laying by female cicadas can cause “flagging” on trees and shrubs (death of branch tips ...

While cicadas are harmless, the pests that are drawn to them can bite and cause a rash. What to know about the oak leaf itch mite.

What do cicadas eat? 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 they insert into trees.