Cicadas are all the buzz right now. That’s because trillions — yes, trillions — of these noisy insects have been surfacing across the country thanks to a rare double brood that’s emerging from the ...

This year, portions of 13 states may be impacted by Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood of cicadas, according to ...

A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect has emerged from the depths of the underground. Brood XIV ...

It's time to reflect on the gardening events from the past year: An early winter arrival, Brood XIV cicadas and a box tree ...

The historic 17-year cicada brood that Illinois contended with for weeks will soon die off, and as residents notice the smell of the brood's decay, they might wonder: What should you do with the dead ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods across the eastern United States. The group of cicadas set to appear has been ...

While cicada sightings are certainly on the rise in the Chicago area, some residents in area suburbs have reported seeing none at all. It's true that the emergence has been patchy in the region, with ...

You may think that 1 trillion noisy periodical cicadas emerging in the Midwest and southern states this spring is gross – but we’ve got something even more disgusting to tell you. Periodical cicadas, ...

They emerge from the ground every 13 or 17 years. — -- Another 17 years have passed for one brood of periodic cicadas -- the time has come for billions to emerge from the ground in deafening ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago area is set to see billions of cicadas if not more this spring. With Illinois the center of emergency, the area will see more cicadas than anywhere else in the country.

This year, two "broods" of cicadas are emerging at the same time – and with them, reports of a mysterious fungus that is causing cicadas to become "zombies" who display abnormal sexual behaviors. But ...

Although the largest cicada broad in West Virginia won't return until 2033, some counties will see cicadas from Broad XIV ...