Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

Cicadas will likely first emerge during the third week of April or when areas experience “good rain,” cicada expert Gene ...

Brood XIV cicadas are gearing up for their debut later this spring. This brood periodically emerges every 17 years.

Just gently nudge them away and they'll be glad to find a nearby tree. Cicadas and locusts are two different bugs. Cicadas are larger than locusts and are known to emergence regularly — annually ...

This spring will be filled with the sound of millions of Brood XIV cicadas. Here's what to know about 17-year cicadas and how many are in Brood XIV.

Not only are cicadas returning to the Volunteer State this year but Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of the nuisance bugs anywhere in the U.S., according to USA TODAY.

In terms of weather, Kritsky said the insects emerge after the soil temperature reaches between 64 and 65 degrees and after rain has soaked the ground. When these conditions are met depends largely on ...