Q&A - What is the Cicada Cycle?
Question:
My small backyard in Arlington backs up to a row of large trees with open pastureland beyond. For more than a week we have been hearing a loud chorus of cicadas. It goes on all day until 7PM at night, when it stops. What is the cicada cycle? This must be a big year.
Answer:
Cicadas are an insect that lives for 17 years underground and then emerge for several weeks to mate and then die. 2015 was a heavy cicada year.
Related Resources:
Periodical Cicadas
Periodical Cicadas in Missouri
My small backyard in Arlington backs up to a row of large trees with open pastureland beyond. For more than a week we have been hearing a loud chorus of cicadas. It goes on all day until 7PM at night, when it stops. What is the cicada cycle? This must be a big year.
Answer:
Cicadas are an insect that lives for 17 years underground and then emerge for several weeks to mate and then die. 2015 was a heavy cicada year.
Related Resources:
Periodical Cicadas
Periodical Cicadas in Missouri