2025 Cicada Brood Is Smaller but Just as Noisy. Here's How to Survive the Swarm

17-year brood of cicadas set to emerge in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Middle Tennessee will soon get a little noisier thanks to a 17-year brood of cicadas set to emerge. Brood XIV, which Middle Tennesseans will start to see between late April and early May, last emerged in 2008. "[The cicadas getting ready to emerge] are found approximately eight inches deep. When the temperature there reaches like 64 degrees Fahrenheit and when there is a good rain, is when we'll start seeing them emergi…

2025 Cicada Brood Is Smaller but Just as Noisy. Here's How to Survive the Swarm

Prepare for the noise and nuisance of the upcoming cicada invasion.

Cicada season arriving soon: Here's what to expect

Learn about the upcoming emergence of cicadas in Tennessee, including their significance in the ecosystem, their behavior, and expected locations of sightings. Visit the Cicada Mania website for more information.

Cicada Brood XIV to emerge soon in WV; what to expect from the noisy bugs

Cicada Brood XIV, one of the largest broods of cicadas, is set to emerge in May 2025 in areas of Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Cicada maps show where the noisy insects will emerge in the U.S. this spring

A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see, and hear, the bugs this year.

Cicadas soon to make their return

It’s about to be cicada season. The periodical cicada, back from its 17-year cycle of hanging out underground, is ready to emerge now that the soil temperatures are rising. That buzzing sound is from the males. They’re looking for a mate. Hannah Burrak, professor of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University, says the dog day cicadas will come out when it’s warmer in the summer, and the ones that are about to merge now are a speci…