cicadas

When will the 17-year cicadas arrive and how long will they stay? Here are answers to your top questions

In 15 U.S. states and D.C., billions of cicadas are crawling to the surface after 17 years underground.

Cicadas, red-eyed bugs singing loud sci-fi sounding songs, can seem downright creepy. Especially since the trillions of them coming this year emerge from underground only every 17 years.

Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge from 15 U.S. states

Parts of Illinois will soon see the emergence of a periodical cicada brood called “Brood X,” which only comes once every 17 years, making for a particularly noisy spring and summer… for some.

Billions of Brood X Cicadas, one of the largest numbers in recent history, are expected to emerge in parts of 15 states.

What to expect as millions or billions of Brood X cicadas emerge in the D.C. area this spring.

The early emergence of cicadas in Illinois provided animals at the Brookfield Zoo a rare treat. Officials at the zoo west of Chicago said the red-eyed cicadas make for a nutritious snack that’s high in protein and low in fat. Animal care staff this week provided cicadas to white-throated monitor lizards, meerkats, golden-lion tamarins and the owl-like tawny frogmouth....

If it feels like some insects have been more plentiful this summer, you’re right and we could get a break soon, an entomology expert said. In early June, both mosquitoes and cicadas arrived in large groups to the Chicago area, but an expert said more types of bugs are expected to arrive as summer continues. Mosquitoes have been particularly...