Periodical Cicada are expected this year
The seven year itch is nothing compared to the emergence of Periodical Cicada (Magicicada septendecim) and 2013 is expected to be their year. From Smithsonian Magazine's blog ( http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/after-17-years-the-northeast-is-about-to-be-blanketed-by-a-swarm-of-cicadas/ ) "A mass of winged creatures, red eyes glowing, the cicadas “are expected to emerge and overwhelm a large swath of land from Virginia to Connecticut — climbing up trees, flying in swarms and blanketing grassy areas so they crunch underfoot,” says http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2013/mar/11/cicadas-are-coming/ . Great Plains Nature Center ONE TO FIVE MILLION cicadas PER ACRE is what's expected according to Magicada at http://www.magicicada.org/magicicada_ii.php (Those shouting capital letters are my editorial comment. I could have said euu or yuk or duck! . . . ). They live in the ground and eat tree roots, emerge when the soil 8-inches below...