Cicadas were flying; for hours, Biden’s press plane was not
June 9, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The cicadas were flying. The reporters hoping to join the president in Europe were not.
Reporters traveling to the United Kingdom for President Joe Biden's first overseas trip were delayed seven hours after their chartered plane was overrun by cicadas.
Amorous cicada blamed for causing car crash in Cincinnati
June 8, 2021 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — An amorous cicada was blamed for causing a car crash in Ohio.
The insect flew through an open window, striking the driver in the face on Monday night, Cincinnati police said.
Three common garden pests — and a 17-year visitor who isn’t
May 25, 2021 GMTOK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting to grow.
Freaked by cicada swarms? You could just stick a fork in ’em
May 19, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Cicadas are poised to infest whole swaths of American backyards this summer. Maybe it's time they invaded your kitchen.
Swarms of the red-eyed bugs, who are reemerging after 17 years below ground, offer a chance for home cooks to turn the tables and make them into snacks.
A pizza recipe with artichoke, mozzarella — and cicadas
May 19, 2021 GMTDavid George Gordon, author of the “Eat-a-Bug Cookbook,” says periodical cicadas should be harvested immediately after they have undergone their final molt — usually within minutes of their appearance above ground.
Cicadas are threat to young fruit trees, experts say
May 6, 2021 GMTKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The periodical cicadas that emerge every 17 years are due to show up again in Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Extension officials say they could threaten young fruit trees...
Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge
May 5, 2021 GMTCOLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph.
Researchers who tracked cicadas 17 years ago wait for return
March 27, 2021 GMTALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Seventeen years ago, Rick Crist and Michael Sitvarin put 1,000 miles on Crist’s Jeep Wrangler driving to state parks and municipalities, listening for screams...
Gulp! Arkansas photographer snaps images of snake eating bug
July 26, 2019 GMTOZARK, Ark. (AP) — An amateur photographer has snapped some startling gone-in-a-gulp images of a venomous snake devouring an unlucky bug at PITTSBURGH (AP) — With their bulging red eyes and deafening mating song, the 17-year cicadas are about to emerge...Cicada swarm about to emerge in parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio
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Cicada killer wasps can be a nuisance
July 4, 2018 GMTNORFOLK - It’s that time of year when you will start to notice cicadas – which look like large flies – up and about.
Extension Educator for Madison, Pierce, and Antelope Counties Wayne Ohnesorg says with cicadas being out you’ll also notice their predators the cicada killer wasps.
Rare sightings of big bug draw fans from around the world
June 13, 2018 GMTONONDAGA, N.Y. (AP) — Students from Japan and a researcher from New Zealand are among the scientists and hobbyists flocking to central New York for rare sightings of a big bug...
East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas
May 7, 2013 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1.