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

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.

“Back in 1987, when Brood X emerged, a woman called and said, ‘I remember in 1936 when the cicadas emerged, and one flew onto ...

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.

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. “The eggs start ...