Public Library Of Youngstown & Mahoning County: Cicadas Are Coming

Press release from the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County:

Mike

May 20th, 2021

Cicadas, those strange, noisy, and harmless insects, are emerging from underground again this year in parts of this country.  Parts of 15 states will see billions of Brood X 17-year cicadas emerge in May or June. The Brood X is emerging in parts of Ohio, but shouldn’t affect our local area.  However, if you are traveling you may see or hear the swarms of mating cicadas.

Cicada Facts

Overall, this large emergence will affect the District of Columbia and at least parts of these 15 states:

Residents in several Pennsylvania counties have a chance to be a part of this ecological phenomenon that only occurs once every 17 years. According to cicadamania.com, Brood X cicadas have been known to turn up in Pennsylvania in Adams, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Columbia, County, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Schuylkill, Somerset and York counties.

In Ohio, the counties of Defiance, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Logan and Montgomery will be most likely affected.  For more detail, view the prospective map here.

Click the links below to read more articles about cicadas

The Cicadas Are Coming: How to prep your lawn, trees and yard for Brood X. https://www.cnet.com/home/yard-and-outdoors/the-cicadas-are-coming-how-to-prep-your-lawn-trees-and-yard-for-brood-x/

Brood X cicadas map: Where you will find them in 2021. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/05/06/brood-x-cicadas-map-what-states/4946803001/

The Cicadas Are Coming. Let’s Eat Them! Why not embrace Brood X as the free-range, sustainable source of protein that it truly is? https://www.wired.com/story/eating-cicadas-brood-x/

Brood X is almost here. Billions of cicadas to emerge in eastern US. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/world/brood-x-cicada-2021-scn/index.html

Where in Pennsylvania are you most likely to see cicadas? https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/05/where-in-pennsylvania-are-you-most-likely-to-see-cicadas.html

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Mike

Mike is a Reader Services Librarian at the Main Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. He is also an avid film and music lover. He hopes to inspire your movie and music choices, as well as to learn from you. Popular culture is his game and he’s willing to help you all the same. He is also a fan of baseball and football.

This press release was produced by the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.