2024 cicada-geddon: Trillions expected to swarm parts of US
Trillions of cicadas, which last came together in 1803, will cover a larger than normal area of the United States.
When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps.
Cicada killer wasps, also known as the eastern cicada killer or cicada hawks, are a species of the large digger wasp that preys on cicadas. This is bad news for the Broods XIX and XIII, which are set to emerge in mid-to-late May in a number of states in a double-brood event that hasn’t happened since 1803.
Cicada killer wasps also are known to sting humans and disturb lawns.
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