The red-eyed menace known as the “periodical cicada” has local scientists confidently predicting that the flying insects will definitely appear in Maryland this year. And that they definitely won’t.

Despite what you may have heard, the newest influx of the red-eyed periodic cicadas will not descend on Maryland in 2025.

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Cicadas will likely first emerge during the third week of April or when areas experience “good rain,” Gene Kritsky, cicada expert, told.