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May 10, 2008 | 2:16 PM PST
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May 10, 2008 | 2:16 PM PST
This year in Kentucky, brood XIV cicadas will emerge from the ground where they have lived for seventeen years. I t is one of the largest emergences that will occur in 80 percent of the state. I have a cold frame in which I grew seedlings this spring. The 3 x 5 foot area was warmed to the critical ground temperature required for the emergence of these cicada. Today I witnessed ten of these coming from my cold frame. When they come out in force and climb to the top of the trees to breed in a couple more weeks, their sound will be deafening.
I
killed this one before I read that they will do no major damage to the garden, just your ear drums.
Y'all have a great day and happy gardening. The Hillbilly, Bill Mitchell
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May 10, 2008 | 4:45 PM PST
Those are some big bugs! Maybe invest in some ear plugs? Have a wonderful day- Melissa |
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May 10, 2008 | 4:54 PM PST
We have those in Nebraska, but ours come every year. My neighbor calls them rainbirds because they get louder just before it rains. |
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May 10, 2008 | 5:30 PM PST
The ones that emerge in the summer are called annual cicada or dogdays cicada. They are solitary and every state has them. These are called periodic cicadas and they occur several years apart depending on the species. Brood XIV appear every 17 years and this is their year for eighty percent of Kentucky. There will be billions of them. Some places are called hot spots because more of them emerge in that area. These cicadas emerge in late May and are gone by early June. You have to be in a hot spot to appreciate the deafening sound. If you hear them, you will never forget it. You have a great day and happy gardening. Bill Mitchell PS. Note the red eyes. |
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May 10, 2008 | 6:59 PM PST
My stepson and family in TN had that occurance last year. What a noise. I used to love them in the summertime as a girl though. Hot nights, sweet scents in the air, a dark room and the cicadas singing me to sleep. LB |
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May 10, 2008 | 10:48 PM PST
As a kid, I always enjoyed finding the husks on the pines in South Mississippi. My kids have also enjoyed catching a live one and holding it on the sides while it vibrates like crazy. A cool critter unless you have a billion coming at you. |
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May 11, 2008 | 10:57 AM PST
The birds feast on them!The frist year my girls saw them, it freaked them out!Them some UGLY bugs! |
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May 12, 2008 | 5:36 AM PST
We had a lot of them last summer. We could barely stand the noise. I hope we don't get them this year! |
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May 12, 2008 | 10:21 AM PST
I have never seen then or heard them:0) When I lived in Orlando FL, They had the biggest flying roches I have ever seen Hate big bugs:( Could not wait to leave there:) Last edited by Greentumb22 on May 15th at 3:58 PM. |
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