Cicadas Are Back. Are You Prepared for Brood X?
What is a Cicada? Cicadas are sometimes called Locusts, but they are actually related to more commonly seen landscape pests like Aphids and Leafhoppers. There are two different types of Cicadas - annual cicadas and periodical cicadas. Annual Cicadas appear in smaller numbers every year, while periodical cicadas come out every 13 or 17 years and have extremely large populations. Brood X, for example, is expected to have billions - yes I said BILLIONS - of insects this summer. When Will Brood X Appear? Soil temperatures need to be 65 degrees for roughly…continue reading →