Comments on: 2008 Cicada Temperature Study http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/ Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cicada Mania » New Brood XIV Photos from Roy http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58893 Cicada Mania » New Brood XIV Photos from Roy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:58:45 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/#comment-58893 [...] Kritsky collecting a temperature probe for his cicada temperature study from Roy’s [...] [...] Kritsky collecting a temperature probe for his cicada temperature study from Roy’s [...]

]]> By: David E http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58285 David E Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:38:03 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/#comment-58285 Thanks very much Roy. Your comments are much appreciated as they clarified and added appreciably to the passing remarks in Williams & Simon(1995) Rev Entomol.,40,269. David. Thanks very much Roy. Your comments are much appreciated as they clarified and added appreciably to the passing remarks in Williams & Simon(1995) Rev Entomol.,40,269.
David.

]]> By: Roy Troutman http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58280 Roy Troutman Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:28:17 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/#comment-58280 Hello David, Minor variations in altitude play a role in which area of the forest the nymphs will emerge first. South facing slopes & hilltops usually see the first of an emergence & the lower valleys will see the last of the emerging nymphs days later. Densly shaded forest also tends to have later emerging cicadas. I have noted this tendency in my own backyard during the Brood X emergence 4 years ago. Also a nice warm rain will bring out a large emergence as well. Climate & geographic location will have a noticable effect on emergence times as well with, say Tennessee seeing an emergence of Brood XIV start in the middle of May while areas such as New York or Massachusetts not seeing the emergence until the first week of June. Thx, Roy Hello David,
Minor variations in altitude play a role in which area of the forest the nymphs will emerge first. South facing slopes & hilltops usually see the first of an emergence & the lower valleys will see the last of the emerging nymphs days later. Densly shaded forest also tends to have later emerging cicadas. I have noted this tendency in my own backyard during the Brood X emergence 4 years ago. Also a nice warm rain will bring out a large emergence as well.
Climate & geographic location will have a noticable effect on emergence times as well with, say Tennessee seeing an emergence of Brood XIV start in the middle of May while areas such as New York or Massachusetts not seeing the emergence until the first week of June.

Thx,
Roy

]]> By: David E http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58277 David E Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:29:04 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/04/12/2008-cicada-temperature-study/#comment-58277 Hi Roy, I gather that rainfall has little to do with the Magicicada emergence times or numbers and that temperature is critical? Does this temperature formula work as a predictor with variables of altitude and latitude as well? David. Hi Roy, I gather that rainfall has little to do with the Magicicada emergence times or numbers and that temperature is critical? Does this temperature formula work as a predictor with variables of altitude and latitude as well?
David.

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