You might have heard about an invasion of cicadas creating a huge buzz across the country this year. So are they headed here-- and how loud will they be here in Minnesota?
Illinois is abuzz with anticipation as 2 cicada broods, Brood XIII and Brood XIX, are set to emerge together after 221 years. Discover when the emergence begins.
Join the culinary trend sweeping Illinois as Chef Joseph Yoon suggests adding cicadas to your stir fry, tempura, kimchi, and desserts with the billions emerging.
Billions of cicadas will be covering the entire state of Illinois this spring. Two periodic broods will emerge together and mate for the first time in over 200 years. You'll find eggs laid on wood surfaces and trees everywhere. Also, discover the sexually transmitted pathogen that turns male cicadas into sex-driven zombies.
This spring, we will see the largest number of cicadas popping out of the ground in over two centuries. A newly published map shows no other state will see as many as Illinois.
More importantly though, when will the noise go away?
I live in a second-floor apartment. My bedroom window is almost eye level with the top of a large tree that sits outside our building. This means me and all the cicadas that live in that tree are basically sleeping right next to each other...