When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps. Cicada killer ...

Brood XIX, a brood of 13-year periodical cicadas, will emerge from Western North Carolina's soil within the next few weeks. Will the cold snap slow them down? Here's what to know. Brood XIX, also ...

North Carolina residents will hear that telltale drone early this year when periodical 13-year cicadas emerge in the state – part of a rare U.S. "co-emergence" with a second periodical brood. The ...

In April 2004, "Mean Girls" was playing in theaters and "Yeah!" by Usher was topping the Billboard music charts. At the same time, around the mid-Atlantic region, small holes in the ground were ...

While cicada sightings are certainly on the rise in the Chicago area, some residents in area suburbs have reported seeing none at all. It's true that the emergence has been patchy in the region, with ...

As people continue to experience the dual cicada emergence in Illinois, the questions continue. This collection of unique and interesting questions addresses what specific types of animals will eat ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

A viral cicada video that the DuPage County Forest Preserve District put out last week has reached new and national heights, inviting attention from the likes of CNN, NPR and Stephen Colbert. Colbert ...

NEW YORK — There is an eerie single-mindedness in the way cicada killers fly. Perhaps it is just insect swagger, or it might be the narrow preoccupation with the task at hand, common to many insects ...