Louisville's Cicada Takeover Is an 'Amazing Phenomenon,' UofL Professor Says

Cicadas are back. Brood XIV expected to emerge in parts of Pennsylvania

They're back! The cicadas, that is. In particular Brood XIV. After 17 years under ground, the large, clumsy insects have started emerging to breed.

After 17 years underground, Brood XIV Cicadas emerge

This summer, residents in Butler, Johnson County and across much of East Tennessee may notice a loud persistent buzzing sound outdoors. That noise marks the return of Brood XIV, a group of 17-year periodical cicadas making their dramatic reappearance for…

Louisville's cicada takeover is an 'amazing phenomenon,' UofL professor says

Brood XIV, one of the largest broods of 17-year periodical cicadas, is emerging from the soil in massive numbers with their signature buzzing chorus.

Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them

Three cicadas in North Carolina during the 2003 Brood IX emergence Chris Simon, CC BY-NDIf they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from underground on a 13-year or 17-year cycle – are surfacing in May and June 2025 across 12 states. This large-scale biological event reaches from northern Georgia up into Indiana and Ohio an…