Cicada's Lifecyle: Rise and Fall

Cicada's Lifecycle RISE AND FALL Female & male mate. Deep underground the cicada nymphs have fed on the sap in tree roots since 1987. After mating, the female cuts slits in the bark of twigs and deposits moreFemale lays eggs than 400 eggs, 24 to 48 per slit. on tree. Cicadas die by the millions. The eggs hatch in six to 10 weeks. The antlike nymphs drop to the ground and burrou several feet into the soil. There, they will feed and awalt their next emergence, In 2021. Eggs fall to the ground; nymphs hatch and burrow. Now in their 17th year, the nymphs crawl towards the surface. When soil temperatures are right, they emerge by the millions, climbing trees or vertical surfaces. After shedding their skins, the adults spread their wings. The males fly into the trees and begin to call to the female with loud buzzing. Nymphs feed on sap from tree roots. Eye Orange Wings Body Sound of Cicada's Facts About Cicada's 1. The cicadas emerging in 2004 being to Brood X, the largest of 15 in the eastern United States. 2. Cicadas are not locust, which are grasshoppers. 3. Cicadas have sucking mouth- parts. Locust have chewing mouth- parts. 4. When above ground, cicadas do not cause significant damage to plants and shrubs. Only the male cicadas make the buzzing or shrilling tones, which can be heard hundreds of feet away. A pair of small, drumlike ribbed membranes (tymbals) on each side of the abdomen contract and the internal tymbal muscles cause it to buckle inward and produce a high-pitched tones. Of the 12 broods thot show up every 17 yeos, three oppear in this orea ond only two in lorge concentrations. Brood II MICH. N.Y. MASS. Next appearance: 2013 Last seen: 1996 PA ILL. IN. онIо A MO D.C* Experts say many places in this area will see fewer cicadas than in 2004, but W.V. KY. VA. TENN. parts south may get far more. N.C. 150 MISS. ALA. GA. S.C. MILES Brood X MICH. N.Y. MASS. Next appearance: 2021 Last seen: 2004 ILL. IN. OHIO This brood covers the most W.V. territory of the 17-year broods and has by far the largest concentration in this area. KY. VA. TENN. N.C. MISS. ALA. GA. SC. Brood XIV MICH. N.Y. Next appearance: 2025 MASS. Last seen: 2008 ILL. IN. оно Remember the 2008 cicadas? MD. D.C W.V. No one does. There weren't KY. VA. enough to make a huge impression here, compared TENN. N.C. with 2004. MISS. ALA. GA. S.C. for more information, isit www.aaaamericanexterminators.com Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/local/cicada2013/index.html http://www.jakesweb.tripod.com/Cicada%20life%20cycle.aspx http://www.brandpointcontent.com/printsite/Default.aspx SerngCnete AMERICAN EXTERMINATORS