Comments on: They’re Here! The Cicadas Return!

By: Jennifer Lee Davis

Jennifer Lee Davis — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:46:21 +0000

Oh my gosh, we had a 17 yr emergence here in central PA about about 2008 and it was 17 yrs since the last emergence, so I REALLY REALLY hope none emerge here this summer… That summer was SO bad and even tho they are not harmful to humans, they FREAK ME OUT, they were so thick in my trees, i could hear them flying into the sides of the house all day, and the NOISE was terrible, I had to take anxiety medication 3x/day! If they come out this year again so soon I will have to go away somewhere, seriously!

By: Jaime McLeod

Jaime McLeod — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:02 +0000

Other Barb – Adult cicadas should not be any danger to your tree. Cicadas do most of their feeding underground as larvae. Once they emerge, it’s mating that’s on their minds.

By: Other Barb

Other Barb — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:34:07 +0000

I was just gifted a young peach tree. Are there special things I should do when planting it (Southeastern PA) to protect it from cicada damage?

By: Jaime McLeod

Jaime McLeod — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:55:00 +0000

If you remember them each summer, Sharon, you’re probably referring to dog day cicadas, not periodic cicadas. Only the periodic variety emerge in startling quantities.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:52:02 +0000

Being from Oklahoma, I looked forward each summer when the cicadas returned as their song was comforting. But then I don’t recall the invasion as shown by the above film.

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:42:40 +0000

Here in Florida we figure that when they start singing, it is usually 6 weeks before the first cold/cool front. Sometimes they aren’t bad & you tend to ignore the sound. Other times they are so bad that the sound is almost defening.

By: Denise Daughtridge

Denise Daughtridge — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:20:58 +0000

Brood X was in my area last 2004, 1987 and 1970 that I remember! Noisey summers. So 2021 should be the next time. (West Va. and Maryland)