North Carolina is in the middle of a hot summer, which means it won’t be long before annual cicadas make their first appearance of the year to serenade us with their never-ending songs. Cicadas begin ...

Every year without fail, cicadas come out of hiding to serenade us with their songs when the North Carolina weather warms up. Annual cicadas, sometimes referred to as “dog day” cicadas, usually emerge ...

Love them or hate them, cicadas are fascinating insects talked about in North Carolina during the warmer weather months.Cicadas spend most of their life underground, emerging when soil temperatures ...

Annual cicadas emerge in NC during July and August, drawn to deciduous trees. Cicadas use loud mating calls reaching 90 decibels, but pose no harm to humans. Cicadas feed on tree roots early in life; ...

CNN — (CNN) — A spectacular wonder of nature or an anxiety-inducing nuisance? It depends on whom you ask. Naturalists have already spotted the first arrivals in a rare phenomenon during which cicadas ...

Every year without fail, cicadas come out of hiding to serenade us with their songs when the North Carolina weather warms up. Cicadas begin their lives as eggs inside of twigs on trees, and they ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Annual cicadas emerge in NC during July and August, drawn to deciduous trees. Cicadas use loud mating calls reaching 90 decibels, but ...

Brood XIV cicadas, expected to be numerous, will emerge in Western North Carolina in 2025. The emergence is expected between May and late June, triggered by soil temperatures reaching 64 degrees. Last ...

Cicadas’ arrival during North Carolina summers could increase your chance of running into a copperhead, a predator of the insects. This year, the state is experiencing a 13-year brood. The influx of ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Get ready North Carolina, cicadas are coming back in 2025. The good news is, their return probably won't be as bad as last year. With the start of spring coming next week, the ...