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.
Cicadas
Cicadas are hemipteran insects foudn the world over. They are notable for the loud sounds some species are capable of making.
Periodical Cicada Project in the News
Periodical cicadas can develop fungal infections– and the fungus hijacks their mating signals! Featured in UCONN Today.