We got our first IOWA sighting!
Questions:
- When will they be gone??? About 2 weeks after the last one emerges. By the time Independence day rolls around, most places will be “liberated” from them.
- What’s that smell??? Like any rotting animal, cicadas emit a funky stank after they die. I think they smell like old bacon grease, other’s say Limburger cheese, wet dog…
- I haven’t seen any cicadas yet, does that mean I won’t see/hear any? Probably; time to get in the car and go to them.
Locations:
- Cedar River near Atalissa, Iowa
- Lombard and Elmhurst are “cicada heaven”
- At Lake Geneva at Aurora University the Cicada were EVERYWHERE
- Singing in Wheaton
- Palos Heights is crawling with these things.
- All over the place in Wheeling, IL
- EVERYWHERE in Schiller Park
- Big Foot Beach State Park (southern Wisconsin next to Lake Geneva)
- Aurora,IL
Video:
Cicadas Emerging at night:
Speaking of video, I just updated the video page with some classics. Check it out!
We’re in McLean County, specifically, Normal, IL
The map indicates that parts of McLean County will get Brood XIII this year but we haven’t seen/heard much of them either in town or the story being covered by the local media.
My question is, will Bloomington/Normal, IL (McLean County) have a good dose of Brood XIII this year. It’s been sparse so far this summer. – Thanks
Comment by don laken — June 23, 2007 @ 7:01 pm
Do you think periodical cicadas are able to spread over a further distance with all of the housing developments replacing cornfields in Illinois? The cornfields used to be praries and had no periodical cicadas.
Comment by Greg — June 25, 2007 @ 11:43 am
I like the way you’re thinking.
Comment by Dan — June 25, 2007 @ 3:10 pm