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Brood II of Periodical Cicadas

Posted by mark54ware on April 5, 2013 at 9:15 AM

Brood II of Periodical Cicada's will be emerging in May and June 2013, in the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks,Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, DELAWARE, Lancaster, Lebanon,Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton,Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, and Wyoming.

 

Although annual cicadas arrive every year in August, these periodical cicadas were last seen in 2003 and will reach staggering numbers.

 

Adult Magicicada have black bodies and striking red eyes and orange wing veins, with a black “W” near the

tips of the forewings.

 

These cicadas can cause breaking of peripheral branches and twigs, but really only effect younger trees. Most mature trees will be fine.

 

There are no effective chemical sprays to control these pests, but moles, snakes and other small mammals help to reduce the population, and other than their annoying sound, cicadas cause minor damage at best.

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