The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus ... live approximately 60 to 75 days and feed on nectar, while the immature stages feed on annual cicadas provided to them by the female wasp.

When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can be found in the eastern and western United States, prey on ...