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Cicadas are noisy and the sheer numbers and the noise they generate can reach 107 decibels. That’s about the same intensity as a lawn mower.

Some are referring to it as a “cicada-pocalypse” with trillions of cicadas set to emerge this spring.

Jun. 11—As periodical cicada season continues and the insects become louder, it can feel like they're starting to take over. But the insects are already nearing the end of their life cycle, said Gene Kritsky, dean of the School of Behavioral and Natural Science at Mount St. Joseph University. The male cicadas will die first after they have mated. After the female cicadas lay their eggs, they ...