Comments on: Reporting your cicada sightings

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:18:17 +0000

I went to annual training with the national guard at camp edwards MA. There were thousands of cicadas flying around all the time. It was annoying trying to train with big ass bugs screaming in your ear. My buddy ate 7 of them impaled to a twig for 11 dollars.

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:27:42 +0000

For about 2 weeks we have been hearing them, knowing that they weren’t crickets, but having no idea what was making the sound. My kids caught an adult male this afternoon, and I was amazed to discover that it was a cicada. The continuous noise makes sense now, but I didn’t think that we had them out here in California. Bizarre!

By: Barbara Hansen

Barbara Hansen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:41 +0000

My little dog was playing with something in the yard early a.m. June 25, 2008 in Gardnerville, NV. I found this insect (?) that had her full attention. It was a cicado. Hear them a lot at night, and have seen several lately.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:10:33 +0000

It sounds like an alien space ship has landed in Pt. Jeff Station, NY. The humming noise is constant and loud. Very interesting I must say.

By: John Deere

John Deere — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:38:57 +0000

We are in Maysville, KY and the cicadas are out in force. We just deal with them flying at, around and on us. The noise is so loud, but not annoying - its distinct, loud, but not a bad thing. What is strange is the way they try to dive-bomb you as you are walking or mowing grass. When they land on you its a bit frightening as well. I will be glad when they leave, but it has been a neat experience seeing them.

By: mary king

mary king — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:04:41 +0000

we have had cicadas for about 2 weeks in winchester ky. We did video last night they are so loud and sooooo many!!!! My subdivision is infested.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:30:56 +0000

I live in Louisville, Kentucky and I just came home from vacation in Floriday on Friday. I got out of the car and was overcome by this horribly loud noise. They are all over my Bradford Pear tree and flying all around my front door. My five year old is so freaked out that she won’t come out the front door. Trying to mow the yard was crazy. They are so annoying. And I have little holes all over the front and back yards. They are literally flying around in your face while you try to get into your car. How long will this last? The noise is almost unbearable. I wonder why they are worse in some areas than others. I noticed they weren’t in the trees at work, which are right on a creek bed.

By: Kate Shelton

Kate Shelton — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:46:54 +0000

I just moved to the Middletown neighbourhood of Louisville KY from South Carolina. I couldn’t work out what the noise was until someone told me, it’s so loud! They’re all over the place here.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:33:25 +0000

I live in Nicholasville, Kentucky (right outside of Lexington)and we are swamped with 17 year Cicadas. I cant walk outside without being ambushed by the noisy pests. My Bradford Pear Tree is swarming with them and the trunk looks like it was made out of Cicadas! At night time they are just as bad. They are even keeping my dog awake at night by slamming into the front door and screeching. My dog is having a field day trying to catch them! This almost looks like what I would imagine a Biblical plague would be like. It’s kind of scary if you ask me. Oh well if I can get through this summer with my hearing and sanity intact it will be a true miricle lol!

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:45:22 +0000

We were at rough river lake in Grayson County, KY swimming and they were all in the water. The fish were having a field day, it was like fishing with a top water buzz bait or something. They were extremely loud.