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To hear the cicadas sing, enthusiasts travel from near and far
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoDuring an afternoon stroll around Morton Arboretum, Maria Malayter’s Apple Watch buzzed twice with...
Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasitic fungus being collected by scientists
Fox News· 17 hours agoWith the emergence of cicada broods this summer, scientists have begun collecting specimens of ...
Cicada "superfans" are eating them, making art with them, performing strip teases as them
CBS News· 3 days agoThe sound abounds in the suburbs of Chicago, such as Oak Brook, but has already faded farther south...
How long will cicadas be here? You'll still have to deal with them even after they die
NBC Chicago· 21 hours agoCicadas will soon begin dying in large numbers across the Chicago area and Illinois, if they haven't...
This year's hot summer wedding accessory? Cicadas
Chicago Sun-Times· 10 hours agoBree Aguilar was setting up for her outdoor wedding earlier this month when some uninvited guests showed up. The 17-year cicadas have arrived in the Chicago
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
ABC 10 Sacramento· 7 days ago“What you saw was biblical,” said biologist Gene Kritsky, who has been chasing periodical cicadas...
See the Photos of the Rare Cicada Emergence
Time via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA cicada from the 13-year Brood XIX in Chicago, Ill. Certain neighborhoods, notably wealthy ones with big gardens, mature trees, lawns and most...
The Rundown: What to do with all those dead cicadas
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 14 hours ago1. The 17-year cicadas will die out soon. Experts predict periodical cicadas will die out by the end of the month — leaving millions of dead insects across ...
Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
WTRF Wheeling· 2 days agoLISLE, Illinois (AP) — With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical ...
Morton Arboretum shares post-cicada tree care tips
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoLISLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Over the past couple months, Illinois saw the rare emergence of two cicada broods: one that comes out every 17 years, and one that...
