Cicada Brood X are expected to emerge across several states in the U.S. this year after 17 years living underground.
Brood X is one of the largest and most broadly distributed groups of periodical cicadas. They can be found from northern Georgia to New York, west to the Mississippi River and in the Midwest. There can be as many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre, which brings the brood population into the trillions.
Where will the Brood X cicadas emerge?
There are three major patches where you're likely to see the largest swarms of these cicadas, according to periodical cicada expert and dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University, Gene Kritsky:
- The southeast corner of Pennsylvania, almost all of Maryland, parts of Delaware and New Jersey, and a few areas in New York.
- Ohio, almost the entire state of Indiana, a few areas in eastern Illinois, and northwest and eastern parts of Kentucky.
- Western North Carolina, east Tennessee and a scattering around west Tennessee and the northern part of Georgia.
Overall, this large emergence will affect the District of Columbia and at least parts of these 15 states:
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
What else to know about cicadas
Everything you need to know:How long do they live? When will they emerge? How to prepare
Cicadas like lawnmowers:Here's how to keep up your yard care during the Brood X emergence
Never too early to think about cleanup:5 tips for cleaning up the aftermath of Brood X
There's an app for that:How to report a cicada sighting
Be prepared:Try a personal screened pod to keep out cicadas
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