The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the ...

Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari, told USA TODAY that the insects are beneficial to the ... from the Apple Store or Google Play to send in photos for the app’s live map.

open image in gallery Brood XIV cicadas will emerge across the eastern and southern U.S. this spring. The billions of winged insects can make quite a racket while they’re above ground (Getty ...

Not only are cicadas returning to the Volunteer State this year but Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of the nuisance bugs anywhere in the U.S., according to USA TODAY.

Cicadas — big-eyed, winged insects that are typically around two inches long and are members of the same biological order as stink and bed bugs — may look ferocious but are harmless.

The red-eyed menace known as the “periodical cicada” has local scientists confidently predicting that the flying insects will definitely appear in Maryland this year. And that they definitely ...

And this year the group of insects with long life cycles called periodical cicada Brood XIV (14) — will emerge in the millions and be making a buzz in 13 states. Brood XIV is the second largest ...