Millions of buzzing cicadas are expected to emerge this spring. We profile these noisy but harmless insects and map their ...

It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that ... it's probably just the cicadas. This year, two cicada broods are emerging at the same time in around 17 Midwestern and Southeastern ...

Do you know what chigger bites look like? The tiny mites — also called berry bugs — may leave behind small, itchy red bumps. While it's easy to confuse chigger bites for other types of insect ...

they have straw-like tubes that they insert into trees. Baby cicadas drink from tree roots, and adults from the branches. Contrary to popular belief, adult cicadas do not cause serious plant ...

Starting in late April, Brood XIV will likely make its blockbuster appearance in 14 states across the eastern U.S. Sound like something from a sci-fi movie? Don’t worry, they’re just cicadas.

All it'll take is a nice, warm rain in New Jersey to trigger millions of cicadas to emerge from the ... Males rapidly vibrate a white, drum-like plate, called a tymbal, located on either sides ...

“There’s the possibility that they may not be found in areas where they were last time, simply because of development and things like that ... can do.” Are periodical cicadas dangerous ...