The cicadas are coming!

[ramanth]

Wonder how soon they're due in eastern Ohio again?

Well, there are annual green eyed cicadas that come up in certain areas almost every year.

This is the 17 year red eyed hoarde. I know there are different colonies, but I'm not sure which ones spring when.

I've heard that this one will spread to parts of Ohio and Michigan. Guess we'll see!

[Cataholic]

Gross! I cannot believe they are back again! I am old enough to remember the last time they were here.

[pitc9]

Wow... I wonder what my dogs are going to do with them.
Knowing how fond of flying insects Sierra is, I think at first she'll love it, then after she catches a few hundred, she'll be ready for them to leave!!

[Craftlady]

We had them two summers ago. Thankfully not scheduled to visit for a long while

[Cinder & Smoke]

Here's an Ohio map predicting the critters >>>



Source: http://bugs.osu.edu/~bugdoc/PerioCic...iCicadaMap.htm

Another source of info:
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division

Periodical Cicada Page

http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fa...icada%20broods

/s/ Phred

[IRescue452]

Noooooooooooooooooooo! We have a bad enough time having to get the hose to spray the box elder bugs off the house and cars several times a day. Usually there are a few cicadas mixed in with them. I can only imagine walking around our yard and hearing an even louder crunching sound than what is made by billions of box elder bugs. I'll be certain to get pictures of the enormous pains in the butt. I can handle hissing cockroaches, but not cicadas. The wings make all the difference.

[Lillycat]

it seems like they just left.......