Friday: Get Ready It Is The 17th Year

That's right it's the Cicadas! The offspring of the cicadas seen when Bill Clinton was president will be emerging from the ground this spring and summer. Although they don't affect the weather, they will be affecting our day to day activity. I was looking forward to the warm weather but now that I know that these guys will come with it... I'll take back any mean things I said about the cold weather.

Once the temperature get consistently above 64 degrees Fahrenheit, the cicadas will start to emerge from the ground. States who will see as many as 1 million cicadas per square mile include: Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Although cicadas are concentrated in the East other areas of the country can see these huge bugs as well. So in other words get prepared for the humming and buzzing the 17 year Locust is coming this year. I found this site, cicadamania.com, was super helpful in protecting young shrubs and such.

Photo From:
nationalgeographic.com