Cicada News
10/26/2003 - Wouldn't you love a cicada keychain with eyes that light up and a belly that buzzes??? Sure you would, but...Read this article before you get too excited. :-(
10/2003 - Welcome Australian cicada maniacs! David from Sydney let us know: "The cicada season around Sydney, Australia has started with the emergence of "green grocers" (Cyclochila australasiae) in the lower Blue Mountains. Grass cicadas have been out for a month. Get ready Antipodeans!!". Thanks David. Enjoy the Green Grocer/Yellow Monday links below (thanks to Laura for the inspiration):
Brides to be, check out The Cicada Mania Wedding Planner.
9/8/2003 - Sounds like the cicadas are done singing in New Jersey. It looks like the Colorado cicada is a Platypedia putnami.
7/9/2003 - Another Cicada identification challenge. ID this cicada from Boulder, Colorado. If you know what species it is, email us.
6/23/2003 - Cicada Mania is 7 years old.
6/6/2003 - Brood XIII might be emerging early in Chicago. See the message board for details. Developing...
6/1/2003 - Take a look at Dottie's photos of the West Virginia emergence.
5/26/2003 - We need help identifying a Brazilian cicada found in region of Tucurui on the Tocantins River in Southeastern Amazonia. Please take a look.
5/25/2003 - The most frequently asked question: will the cicadas kill my trees. short answer: no. Cicadas have been around for millions of years -- if they killed trees, there wouldn't be any trees left to kill. ;-)
Also: comming eventually -- the cicada wedding planner.
5/14/2003 - It's on! The 2003 Magicicada emergence is happening in North Carolina, and Virginia. For actual reports visit our message board.
5/2003 - While searching for the elusive cicada key chain, I found a cicada memo mate. Don't get too excited.
4/2003 - Cicada time is almost here again. North Carolina, Virgina and West Virgina can expect a visit: this site has maps to tell you almost exactly where they will appear.
3/10/2003 - People of Ohio: the cicadas are coming next year - in the springtime of 2004. I don't know exactly when or where: the Great Lakes Cicada site has maps. And buy this book.
2/25/2003 Cicada Central has added new sounds, images, improved maps, improved databases, a NZ section, "plus a lot more". Check them out!
12/12/2002 A Cicada Keychain, but not THE cicada keychain (the elusive one that lights up and buzzes when you press the belly).
Just in time for Christmas: the "Red-Nosed" cicada!
Here's a list of the cicada sites which sent us the most visitors over the past 12 months:
- Kids' Cicada Hunt!
- SONGS OF CICADAS from Slovenia and Istria (Croatia)
- Expand the World
- Nearctica - Education - Subjects - Insects and Spiders
- Iowa State Entomology Index: Organisms
- Cicadas of Arkansas
- L'Encyclopedie de L'Agora: Cigale
- Cicada Public Relations
- UMMZ Periodical Cicada Page
- Entomology Info - Homoptera
- the Great Lakes Cicada site
- the Cicada Consulting Group
December, 2002 - Cicadas are in full swing in Australia, and real competition for Christmas carolers.
We've updated the links page - 220 cicada links!
July 28, 2002 - for all those who have asked: cicadas are not katydids, and just for the record cicadas are not true locusts either.
- These are katydids.
- This is a locust.
- I really don't think I need to explain what a cicadas is, do I?
July 10, 2002 - a lot of people have been asking about Cicada Killer Wasps, a breed of wasp that preys on cicadas. A word of advice: although they are a non aggressive species, they will sting you if they feel they're in danger, so be cautious.
June 18, 2002 - an exceptional cicada photo from Greg Beran.
June 2, 2002 - We've heard a report of Brood IV stragglers in Kansas. Four years late or 13 years early.
June 1, 2002 - don't use pesticides. Don't ask us how to kill cicadas - we won't tell you.
April 28, 2002 - The Brood XXIII emergence has begun. Thanks Bill P. Stark of Clinton, Mississippi for letting us know. For
- For brood maps so you'll know where to find Magicicadas in your area: The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division Periodical Cicada Page or the Great Lakes Cicada Page.
- Post your sighting to our Message Board
April 21, 2002 - Spring is here, and you know what that means: soon it will be time for cicadas in North America. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia can look forward to brood VIII, and Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee can look forward to XXIII. Found a cicada? Let us know on the Message Board.
Site news: I weeded out the dead links, created an email page so you can send us an email, changes the name of the Cicada Mail page to a more appropriate Message Board, and put the old news in the archive.
December 26th, 2001 -- I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I'd like to wish everyone a happy and peaceful New Year.
Web sites which send this site the most traffic:
- SONGS OF CICADAS from Slovenia and Istria
- Kid's Cicada Hunt
- ENY 3005 Family Identification, Homoptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae
- Saisho [Japanese]
- Cicada Central
- The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division Periodical Cicada Page
- Nearctica
Thanks to everyone who links to this site.
October 15th, 2001 -- Cicada researcher John Cooley finally added, "information about the exciting discovery of a female signal in Magicicada. Dave [Marshall] and I discovered this in 1995, but it's taken until now to get it published." You'll find more information on the three web sites they contribute to:
- Cicada Central at the University of Connecticut -- Extensive resource on Cicadidae research
- Cicadas of Michigan -- Pictures and sound clips for cicadas found in Michigan
- University of Michigan Periodical Cicada Website -- Pictures, sounds, and maps for periodical cicadas
August 21th, 2001 -- Our cicada mailing list is no more. Microsoft killed
their Listbot service. I'll set up a new list service in time for next spring.
On a brighter note I finally picked up Gene Kritsky's In
Ohio's Backyard --Periodical Cicadas book and it's truly awesome. It's a must
have for any Ohio based cicada maniac. I live in Jersey (pity poor me) and I still
love it. It's a great resource for anyone curious about Magicicada.
June 24th, 2001 -- Our Cicada Mail/Message Board
is new and improved. The latest entries are now dated and they appear at the top
of the page. Post your message today!
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May 2001-- Brood VII (New York) and Brood XXII (LA and MS) are happening! -- Brood VII is a 17 year Magicicada (septendecim), and Brood XXII is a 13 year Magicicada.
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May 15th, 2001 -- 197 Cicada Links!
March 15th, 2001 -- New! Check Out the Great Lakes Cicada Page!
February 22th, 2001 -- Cicada video! watch a Tibicen cicada climb up my arm. Windows Media Version (2 minutes, cicada.asf, 2MB) or Quicktime Version (0.5 minutes, cicada.qt, 2.6MB).
January, 2001 -- New Images! Japanese Cicada photos from Osamu Hikino. Click here.
December, 2000 -- Cicada Mania stuff! Need cicada stuff? Click here to get your Cicada Mania gear! (http://www.cafepress.com/cicadamania/)
Huge News!!!
There's a new species of Magicicada: M. neotredecim. Go to The University Of Michigan Periodical Cicada Web site for more info! (thanks: John Cooley and David Marshall.)
June
6th, 2000 -- Cicada Experts: let us know if you can ID
this Cicada!
May 17th, 2000 -- "The acceleration of X in Cincinnati has taken off in the past two days. Tens of thousands have now been reported. I have 400+ locations in 6 counties. All three species have been collected and I have now reports of mating. I am trying to update people on what is happening here at www.msj.edu/cicada" -- Gene Kritsky, College of Mount St. Joseph
May 16th, 2000 -- more reports of Brood X coming in, including at least one from Virginia. If you live in the Ohio, Maryland, or Virginia area and are experiencing a Brood X emergence please contact Gene Kritsky at CDarwin@aol.com. Gene is documenting the unusual 13 year emergence of this 17 year brood.
May 15th, 2000 -- The big news is Magicicada Brood X is emerging 4 years earlier than expected in a few places, so far Ohio and Maryland. See the Cicada Mail page for sightings.
Our new URL is www.cicadamania.com! Easy to remember!
Brood VI and X related links:
Visit the The University Of Michigan Periodical Cicada Web site for a map of the areas. Click here to visit our gallery of cicadas, so you can verify your sightings.
Brood VI Links:
- Insect Note 17 "Brood VI will emerge in the Southwestern two thirds of North Carolina in 2000, and it should be a fairly spectacular emergence".
- The Periodical Cicada by Chris Simon, 1996: lots of good reading; of interest is her documentation of 17 year broods emerging earlier than expected, of which Brood VI is one of them.
- The New Michigan Cicadas web site Maps and general info. The best Web site.
Our massive galleries of images and pages of letters will be back up as soon as possible.