Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands Program Cicada Talk

Thursday, May 27th at 7:30 PM on ZOOM

Professor George Hamilton, Chair, Department of Entomology
and Director of the Rutgers Graduate Program in Entomology,
will speak about the highly anticipated emergence of the
17-year cicadas in a fascinating illustrated slide talk.

In the coming weeks, billions of cicadas will emerge in a
dozen eastern U.S. states, including hot spots in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. This group of cicadas, known as Brood X, has
been living underground, feeding on tree sap since 1987. It
is not known exactly when they will come out, and it varies by
location, but they usually emerge when the soil temperature
reaches 64 degrees. For this region, that usually happens by
the third week in May, so this talk should be very timely!

The cicadas will only live a few weeks above ground, during
which time they molt, mate, and die, but only after males have
wooed the females with ear-splitting calls, and the females
have laid their eggs under the bark of tree twigs to start the
cycle anew. Dr. Hamilton will describe the life cycle and
natural history of the 17-year periodical cicada, their
singing and eating habits, survival strategies and how they
might affect your trees.

About our speaker: Professor George Hamilton’s research
efforts and publications have included alternative methods to
control insect pests, studies on the control of Asian Tiger
Mosquito, and understanding the pest potential of brown
marmorated stink bugs.

Please pre-register and receive the link to attend
this talk by contacting karenlinder@fpnl.org or by calling
609-683-0483. It is free and all are welcome.
https://fpnl.org/