New Jersey is set to have one of its noisiest summers in 17 years. There's a loud and noisy swarm of insects coming. And this year the group of insects with long life cycles called periodical cicada ...

It’s not a coincidence that cicadas are linked with spring and summer. According to the Cicada Mania tracking website, this ...

It's one of the biggest broods, and if you're in one of these 13 states, you're likely to hear their noisy mating call soon.

Cicadas, particularly those in the Magicicada genus, emerge only every 17 years due to an evolutionary strategy that maximizes their survival. This long life cycle is a defense mechanism known as ...

For the past 17 years, they've been underground, never moving more than 3 feet, sipping tree root sap and excavating tunnels ...

Brood XIV (14) will emerge this spring in Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, ...

It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise areas that will get large clusters of cicadas because it’s based on reported and confirmed sightings mapped out during previous 17-year life cycles.

A rare and awe-inspiring natural event is set to unfold this spring across Ross County and much of southwestern Ohio: the ...

Periodical cicadas are especially unusual because of their long life cycles and their infrequent mass emergences. According to entomologists at the University of Connecticut, periodical cicadas ...

"Periodical cicadas are among the most unusual of insects, with long life cycles, infrequent, periodic mass emergences, striking appearance, and noisy behaviors," according to the University of ...

“Periodical cicadas are found in eastern North America and belong to the genus ‘Magicicada,’” explains the University of Michigan. “There are seven species — four with 13-year life ...