‘Bourbon Brood' Cicadas Start Emerging in Kentucky After 17-Year Slumber

'Bourbon brood' cicadas start emerging in Kentucky after 17-year slumber

Kentucky is known as the land of horses, bourbon and bluegrass — and soon, it will be home to a whole lot of cicadas.

‘Bourbon brood' cicadas start emerging in Kentucky after 17-year slumber

Kentucky is known as the land of horses, bourbon and bluegrass — and soon, it will be home to a whole lot of cicadas. Billions of the winged insects are set to emerge from underground starting this month for a weekslong, frenzied and famously noisy mating ritual. This year, cicadas are expected to pop out of the ground in nearly a dozen states, but the emergence will mostly be centered in Kentucky and Tennessee. The insects will also appear in I…

‘Bourbon brood’ cicadas start emerging in Kentucky after 17-year slumber - Finnoexpert

Kentucky is known as the land of horses, bourbon and bluegrass — and soon, it will be home to a whole lot of cicadas. Billions of the winged insects are set to emerge from underground starting this month for a weekslong, frenzied and famously noisy mating ritual. This year, cicadas are expected to pop out of the ground in nearly a dozen states, but the emergence will mostly be centered in Kentucky and Tennessee. The insects will also appear in I…