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Chicago cicadas late to the party
CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Experts said 17-year cicadas have been spotted in the Chicago area, one year after the rest of their brood emerged to mate and die.
Scientist awaits cicadas' noisy return
CINCINNATI, April 25 (UPI) -- Cicadas, the noisy arthropods, are expected to return to eastern Cincinnati this May, a biologist said.
Rare blue-eyed cicada creates a buzz
CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old Chicago-area boy has achieved his goal of finding and capturing a rare blue-eyed cicada he learned about in kindergarten. The large insects known for their emergence from the ground every 17 years -- and high-pitched buzzing -- normally have
Jockstrip: The world as we know it
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Cicadas useful after death
CINCINNATI, June 10 (UPI) -- An expert says those hundreds of thousands of dead cicadas dropping from trees across the United States will make good fertilizer.
Cicadas give many 17-year itch
CINCINNATI, May 18 (UPI) -- More than 800 sightings of red-eyed, waxy winged 17-year cicadas have been reported in the Cincinnati-area and the swarm is yet to come, officials said. "They came in slowly because of the cool temperatures Saturday but the rain really helped," Gene Krits
Cicada item sales abuzz
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Brood X, the latest generation of 17-year cyclical cicadas, has descended upon the nation's capital. Residents are hearing the droning buzz of the bug's mating

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“ After they've mated and laid their eggs, that's pretty much it for them. There will be a very rapid die-off in the middle of next week, ”
Jockstrip: The world as we know it
United Press International
“ Rake them up in the yard and use a mulching mower, or sweep them into a garden, ”
Jockstrip: The world as we know it
United Press International
“ After they've mated and laid their eggs, that's pretty much it for them. There will be a very rapid die-off in the middle of next week, ”
Cicadas useful after death
United Press International
“ Rake them up in the yard and use a mulching mower, or sweep them into a garden, ”
Cicadas useful after death
United Press International
“ They came in slowly because of the cool temperatures Saturday but the rain really helped, ”
Cicadas give many 17-year itch
United Press International
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