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The University of Maryland Extension says that the abundance of periodical cicadas emerging in their brood years may lead to an increase of the mite's population, and a rise of mite bites to humans.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
By next month, something on the order of a trillion periodical cicadas will have made their way above ground.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Plus, periodical cicadas emerge only to molt, breed, lay eggs and die, all within a few weeks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The cicadas emerging this year are Brood XIII — a group of 17-year periodical cicadas — and Brood XIX — a group of 13-year periodical cicadas.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
By next month, something on the order of a trillion periodical cicadas will have made their way above ground.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Plus, periodical cicadas emerge only to molt, breed, lay eggs and die, all within a few weeks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The cicadas emerging this year are Brood XIII — a group of 17-year periodical cicadas — and Brood XIX — a group of 13-year periodical cicadas.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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