This spring, residents across New Jersey can expect to see Brood XIV, or Brood 14, emerge likely around mid-May or when the area gets a "good rain," Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari, a group that crowdsources and reviews data on cicadas, told USA TODAY.

This year, portions of 13 states may be impacted by Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood of cicadas, according to the University of Connecticut.