Comments on: Cicada Emergence Formula

By: ZekeL

ZekeL — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:34:43 +0000

Hi-
I don’t know when they emerged, but for the last week or so,
it’s a cicada fest here in Allentown, Lehigh County, PA. I
remember the last Brood XIV emergence in the late 1980’s (1987?)
Is this a XIV emergence here? Anybody? Anybody?
-Z

By: mike

mike — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:33:51 +0000

i live in between lake city and clinton, tennessee and for about 3 weeks now they have been emerging. i live about 2 miles from norris lake and about the same from I-75 north. there are so many that you can actually here them over the noise of the busy interstate. also what is the real deal with the folklore about the “w” or “p” on the wing tips i heard that these markings were “w” for wartime and “p” for peace time is this true? thanks

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:59:08 +0000

Mass emergence of cicada began yesterday (31 May 2008) here in Bellefonte, PA (Central PA, zip code 16823). I like to work outside with a wireless laptop and a wireless phone. Looks like I’m going to have a lot of background noise!

By: chris

chris — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:39:34 +0000

i live in shelby county kentucky i just wanted to tell u all i have thousands of cicadas in my yard already they are everywhere

By: mary whalen

mary whalen — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:44:40 +0000

I was told to use tobacco cotton to protect my 1 1/2 yr. old crabapple trees. The cotton seems heavy for the trees to bear, and I don’t want to lose them. It is very windy here. Tree nets are very hard to find.

By: mireek

mireek — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:03:30 +0000

cecidas ar3 so s3xy

By: Cicada Mania » Emergence Predictions

Cicada Mania » Emergence Predictions — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:46:46 +0000

[...] Gene Kritsky’s formula, and the Weather Underground, I’ve pulled together some sample emergence predictions. Chances [...]

By: Vaughn Murray

Vaughn Murray — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:41:23 +0000

I found tons of holes this weekend (April 26-27) at my cabin in Union County PA (base of Jack’s Mountain near Millmont, PA) and one just left its hole. A hundred in just one square yard area and hundreds more holes around the area…going to be a loud summer!

By: Cicada Mania » 2008 Cicada Temperature Study

Cicada Mania » 2008 Cicada Temperature Study — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:21:29 +0000

[...] year Gene’s emergence formula calculator (try it!) did a good job of predicting the Brood XIII emergence, and the 2008 temperature study [...]

By: Cicada Mania » Brood XIV: When, Where and What do they look like?

Cicada Mania » Brood XIV: When, Where and What do they look like? — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:39:47 +0000

[...] will emerge once the temperature is right, typically at dusk. The best method we know of is using Gene Kritsky’s emergence formula. This is a tool that will allow you to determine the approximate time when the cicadas will emerge [...]