Mark Your Calendars: Cicada Comeback Scheduled for 2025!

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Although it won’t be as intense as the summer of 2021, cicadas are expected to make a comeback in the United States this year.

As per researchers from the University of Connecticut and reported by CBS News, the second-largest brood of cicadas will appear this spring. This group, known as Brood XIV, is recognized for their loud mass emergence.

According to the researchers, Brood XIV cicadas usually show up in May and persist until June. Throughout this time, the cicadas mate, mature, and deposit eggs before dying off, starting the cycle anew with their offspring.

The emergence timing is affected by soil temperatures reaching 64 degrees, as noted by CBS News. Additionally, climate change influences the timing of their appearance.

Historically, Brood XIV cicadas have been located in northern Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.

Researchers observed that this cicada cohort is declining on Long Island, with shifts in their distribution occurring in southwestern Ohio and southeastern Indiana.

While fewer cicadas are expected this spring, it is possible that over a trillion of these insects could still emerge. Despite the high numbers, the researchers noted that the cicadas will not all congregate in the same area at once.