Killer wasps are also known to disrupt lawns wi their burrows. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture warned about killer cicada wasps back in 2020 and said the wasps are quite common in Tennessee.

Typically, the male wasps are smaller than the females ... A mound of fine soil surrounds the burrow of each female cicada killer. Since colonies of burrows are common, infested lawns usually ...

These eggs take approximately six to ten weeks to hatch, releasing cicada nymphs that burrow into the soil and latch onto tree roots. Depending on the species, cicadas remain underground in a ...

According to the University of Connecticut, Brood XIV is the second-largest periodical cicada brood after Brood ... and the nymphs burrow into the soil to begin the next cycle.