In case you haven’t seen them yet,
They’re Back!!!!
Photographed by Marcus McCartney at the Washington County Extension office on the old oak tree in the front yard
For more information on the 17 yr. periodical cicadas contact your local extension office.
Also, click the link to read OSU’s factsheet about this natural phenomenon:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-58
I am located in Hocking County, but this has application for the entire Buckeye Hills region. In fact the entire Easter portion of the State of Ohio, a little Maryland, Pennsylvania, …….
The 17 year Brood V Cicadas should be emerging here shortly. Once we get 4 days in a row of mid-sixties soil temps 8″ deep all heck is going to break loose in the cicada world as 1.5 million Cicadas per acre will start emergence. They were last seen in 1999.
(Cool video from Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer)
The Bugdoc from OSU has a publication on Periodic Cicada Control Tactics.