Recently, swarms of midges have been spotted on cars, homes, light poles, and just about anything near Lake Erie. Even “clouds” of the generally harmless insects have been seen flying across the sky. ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods across the eastern United States. The group of cicadas set to appear has been ...

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

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Cicadas will return to Maryland in 2025 as the second-largest brood is expected to emerge after 17 years underground. The return of Brood XIV, of the Great(er) Eastern Brood, will bring trillions of ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of ...

In April 2004, "Mean Girls" was playing in theaters and "Yeah!" by Usher was topping the Billboard music charts. At the same time, around the mid-Atlantic region, small holes in the ground were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) – The buzzing of the Brood X ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

A cicada is a large insect with long transparent wings that makes a loud, shrill droning noise. They spend most of their life underground, until they emerge, mate, reproduce and start the cycle all ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – The buzzing of the Brood X cicadas may have quieted in northern Illinois but some are still dealing with lingering effects. The cicadas, which emerge every 17 years, may be tied to a ...