Comments on: A Brood I Magicicada Periodical Cicada Primer for the 2012 Emergence

By: Sherin Jackson

Sherin Jackson — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:18:42 +0000

I have seen lots of red eyes with a yellow wing stripe this week after huge noise last week. They are singing lightly tonight after days of quiet. This is in Freelton north of Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Are they the same ones still singing and mostly when it is hot?

Thanks

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:21:17 +0000

That's great. At this point of the year, they are probably Tibicen cicadas, not Magicicadas. You'll find the main differences on this page http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/what-is-a-cicada/

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:07:41 +0000

I keep finding dead cicada’s all over town in Harrisburg PA area.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:33:27 +0000

Chris, the cicadas you’ll see or hear at this time of the year are most likely Tibcen cicadas — a different type of cicadas than the 17 year variety.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:29:46 +0000

I live in Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. I first experienced Cicadas here about 1961. I recently saw a newly molted skin attached to my house in a place where it could not have been transported to or been for more than a few days. As I research I see the type 2 breed is local to this area but not predicted to appear until next year. So are they early or ??? 8/9/2012 Chris

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:50:56 +0000

They are chiming away in central New Jersey under a full moon! I feel so lucky, 17 years later, to hear them sing again.

By: Toni

Toni — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:12:06 +0000

I saw a dead one lying on my driveway – at first I thought it was a hummingbird. I live in Chester NJ and don’t typically see them unless it’s an “on” year

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:06:57 +0000

I’ve seen two different colored ones the last 4 days ob my porch in Flint,Mi

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:57:03 +0000

Michele, It's likely an annual type of cicada, like a Tibicen.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:05:38 +0000

I live in northern NJ, in Newark. The other day a large insect flew in through my window. At first I thought it was a wasp, but then I realized from the size it was a cicada. This morning around 4am I saw another one. I recognize them because I was in Maryland in 2004 at the end of the last swarm. It is very hot here, so either they are emerging a year early, or they are the northern contingent from this brood year.