The cicadas are coming, and this time Massachusetts won't be left out when Brood XIV emerges after 17 years underground.

Brood XIV, one of the largest swarms of periodical cicadas, is set to rise from the ground for the first time in 17 years.

These visitors are actually much louder than our human guests. Cicadas are a type of insect, like bees, butterflies, and beetles (and indeed, most animals). There are over 3,000 species across the ...

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Kritsky said cicadas have been reported to lead to oak leaf itch mite, but that’s mainly when people spend time under oak trees six to 10 weeks after the cicadas have laid their eggs.

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West Virginia is buzzing as the long-awaited Brood XIV cicadas begin to emerge from their subterranean hideouts. After 17 years of development underground, the creatures will soon be making their ...

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