The cicadas swarming in and around Cincinnati can be a nuisance. So are the nearly invisible bugs that feed on cicada eggs and can trigger itchy rashes in humans. The oak leaf itch mite has been tied ...

After last year’s “cicada-geddon,” where two periodical cicada broods emerged at the same time to wreak noisy havoc on East Coast-homeowners’ yards, things are quieting down this year—a bit. A single ...

Cicadas are taking over Cincinnati and southern Ohio, and if you can't stand looking at the shells, we've got some cleanup tips for you. Cicada shells can help fertilize your lawn when added to ...

Are you noticing a lot of dead or dying branches on trees lately? It's not the recent heat wave causing it. The invasion of 17-year cicadas is to blame. Those dead tree branches? Some of that is ...

It's starting! Brood XIV (as in 14) cicadas have begun to emerge in parts of Cincinnati, and it's only the beginning. This spring, Brood XIV, is expected to emerge in numbers around the lower billions ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, will emerge in Massachusetts in the next few weeks. Cicadas, unlike locusts, do not swarm or decimate crops. Both cicadas and locusts are herbivores, but cicadas are ...

A strange whistling hum fills the air in Bourne. It's a tell-tale sign that hundreds of periodical cicadas are all around, in the trees and crawling up bushes, hoping to attract a mate after 17 years ...

Brood XIV cicadas, appearing for the first time since 2008, are emerging in the eastern U.S. Sightings are concentrated in western North Carolina, southern Kentucky, and parts of Tennessee. While the ...

"I can’t go on a walk without a lil crunch crunch under my feet," One Reddit user posted to the Cincinnati subreddit. The cicada invasion is underway in Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. And the 17-year ...