In other news, where are the cicadas? The news was that they were going to

[mfcorey1]

swarm up the east coast in the millions. I've only seen termites swarming so far.

[FSogol]

1. They are starting to show up in my backyard (No. VA)

Expect them by mid June.

[loli phabay]

2. i hit a bunch of them the other night, try to see going a hundred with them smished on your

Windscreen, i had to stop and clean my car. In the shenandoah. Seen lots of cases on the trees but not a lot out and about.

[thecrow]

6. I'm in NoVA and went to the dog park yesterday...

They were everywhere! Tons of little holes in the ground where they came up. Tons of carcasses!
Tons of little brown exoskeletons on the trees and leaves!
After I hit one off my back and then had two in my hair, I decided to cut it short and leave.
My dog was freaked out by the cicada song they were singing anyway.
Gross!!!

[Nay]

13. Wow! I'm in Richmond and I haven't seen even one cicada yet. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

3. They're out on Staten Island.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/nyregion/cicadas-take-stage-for-their-final-act-on-staten-island.html?_r=0


There they were, finally, stuck on the undersides of fresh green leaves, on the trunks of trees and on the sides of fence posts in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island.

After weeks of anticipation, Staten Island has seen some of the first of a brood of cicadas that has matured underground for 17 years, and which will be continuing to emerge in the coming days to begin the last, amorous and clamorous stage of its life cycle.

[Buzz Clik]

4. All in all, I'd rather have cicadas than termites.

[thecrow]

7. Yeah.... especially in your hair.

[Buzz Clik]

9. Termites in your hair? Yeah, that would be bad. And highly unusual.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. We got both...lucky us.

Cicadas still quiet as of yet. they start getting noisy in July and by August you have to shout to be heard in the yard.

[Buzz Clik]

10. Do you have the cicadas with the cosmic red eyes?

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Duno....we have so much wood land I never see them up close.

The few I have seen are cat catches, big and black and quite ded,,did not notice eye color.

[spinbaby]

5. They're only in parts of the east this year

Different regions of the country have cicadas on different cycles, called broods. The brood that's local to where I live isn't due for three more years.

[BlueStreak]

12. Three are cicada broods every year. This is a light year

This is the year for 17-year brood 2, that is concentrated in CT, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA

http://www.magicicada.org/about/brood_pages/broods.php

The only reason it is in the news is that it is in the region of the media centers. Makes for an easy "the killer cicadas are coming" story without much travel expense.

[raccoon]

14. Ding, ding, we have a winner. nt