Cicadas are the song of the summer, especially around St. Louis, but this year’s large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity. ST. LOUIS — ...

Cicadas, those loud, large but harmless insects, will soon emerge this spring after 17 years underground in Georgia. This brood, called Brood XIV, will begin their first mating season since 2008, ...

ST. LOUIS — Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, chick, chick. That's the sound of three different cicada species. For some people, those sounds are the song of the summer. Others wish the insects would turn it ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Over the last few weeks there has been a distinct noise echoing throughout East Tennessee. This is due to a brood of cicadas finally coming to the surface. The sound ...

As winter melts away, spring begins to blossom – and buzz with the sound of cicadas. This year, the cohort of cicadas known as “Brood XIV” will emerge from the ground and, much like many other animals ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...