Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in numbers around the lower billions in 13 states, including Ohio and parts of Greater.
The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the pilgrims in 1634.
Researchers said the species was “abundant” but “difficult to capture” as it evaded their light traps in the tree canopy.
This persistence led researchers to discover the seven specimens they captured were actually part of a new cicada species, Cochleopsaltria huboliao, according to a study published March 6 in the ...