while Brood XIII will appear in a small section of the Midwest — mainly Illinois. One portion of Illinois will see an overlap. That's where cicada hunter Gene Kritsky, with his wife Jessee Smith ...

The 17-year and 13-year periodical cicadas returned to the Chicago area this year, and I became the Sun-Times' de facto ...

The two broods – one concentrated in US Midwestern states and the other in the South and Midwest, with a small area of overlap in Illinois – emerge together only once every 221 years. Cicadas ...

Residents across Missouri and Illinois have been living with the loud sound of cicadas and the damage they've caused to some trees over the past month. If you're ready for them to move on ...

The antennae are short and bristly. In what states will cicadas be emerging in 2021? Brood X is one of the largest and most broadly distributed groups of periodical cicadas. They can be found from ...

and a simultaneous emergence of cicada broods in the U.S. Each photo emphasizes the power of storytelling through visuals, showcasing nature's wonders and humanity's challenges and triumphs.

Trillions of cicadas emerged last May in a double-brood event that hasn’t happened in more than 200 years, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Many of them may become infected ...

After spending 17 years underground, millions of cicadas will be emerging in parts of the United States. Periodical cicadas are expected to come out in early summer across southwest Virginia ...