I am seeing lots of posts of Brood XIX cicadas emerging, so it’s on!  Cicada Safari is a great way to get real-time updates of the brood.  I will be updating the maps on www.cicadas.uconn.edu only after the emergence is over.

New 3D visualizations of all seven named periodical cicada species debut on www.cicadas.uconn.edu. These replace the static photographs that we have had on the website since its origin in the 1990s.

Biodiversity collections are an important part of the periodical cicada project.  This article discusses how UCONN’s Biodiversity collections have important holdings that have been important for undertstanding the extinction of Brood XI.

Rediscovered Photos, an Unlabeled Jar Full of Cicadas, and an App

Periodical cicadas can contract fungal infections… and it’s no exaggeration to say that the fungus turns them into zombies!

2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas. Make sure to visit the periodical cicada pages.

2023 will be a quiet year for periodical cicadas, though there will be some off-cycle “straggler” emergences.  We’re looking forward to a busy year in 2024, when 13-year Brood XIII and 17-year Brood XIX will co-emerge.