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Giant Brood of Billions of Insects Set to Emerge in US in Mass Synchronized Event JOHN COOLEY & CHRIS SIMON, THE CONVERSATION 15 MARCH 2021 A big event in the insect world is approaching. Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states, from New York west to Illinois and south into northern Georgia. This group is known as Brood X, as in the Roman numeral for 10.   For about four weeks, wooded and suburban areas will ring with cicadas' whistling and buzzing mating calls. After mating, each...

It's too cold now, but watch for signs next month that the 17-year cicadas are here. Then, it won't be long before you hear them everywhere.It was in 2004 when WBAL-TV 11 legend Rob Roblin introduced us to the lessons of the cicada. Now, 17 years later, the offspring of those guys are getting ready to make their way from their subterranean crypts up into our backyard trees."It's going to be a big boy band up there. Those 17-year-olds are really going to party," said Dr. Michael Raupp.Raupp, from the University of Maryland, is known as "the bug guy." He said things are going to get exciti...