Billions of Cicadas to Emerge in 2024

Once soil temperatures reach about 64ÂF billions or perhaps trillions of Magicicada periodical cicada -- members of Brood X -- will emerge.

Published May 3 2024

Billions of bugs are emerging from the soil across a large swath of the United States in a natural phenomenon last. 2024 is a special year for periodical cicadas For the first time since 2015 a 13-year brood will emerge in the same year as a 17-year brood.

The term periodical cicada is commonly used to refer to any of the seven species of the genus Magicicada of eastern North America the 13- and 17-year cicadas. Two broods of cicadas will emerge this summer at level not seen since 1803 After 2024 Brood XIII and Brood XIX cicadas wont.