Are you noticing a lot of dead or dying branches on trees lately? It's not the recent heat wave causing it. The invasion of 17-year cicadas is to blame. Those dead tree branches? Some of that is ...
Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, will emerge in Massachusetts in the next few weeks. Cicadas, unlike locusts, do not swarm or decimate crops. Both cicadas and locusts are herbivores, but cicadas are ...
Chris Simon has received funding from The National Science Foundation, The National Geographic Society, The Marsden Fund of New Zealand, and the University of Connecticut. John Cooley has received ...
A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, and cause an itchy, rash-like reaction. They also feed on cicada eggs. Oak ...
Are you noticing a lot of dead or dying branches on trees lately? It's not the recent heat wave causing it. The invasion of 17-year cicadas is to blame. Time is growing short for Brood XIV cicadas, ...