Many news outlets are talking about the trillions of cicadas due to emerge in April 2024—a rare “double brood” event that hasn’t happened in two hundred years. But what does this mean for your gardens, how many US states will be affected, and—most importantly—how can you minimize the deafening noise that these creatures create? Here’s

Brood X, a massive horde of periodic cicadas, will soon be emerging from their 17-year sleep. We explain where and when, and most importantly... why!