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October 27, 2023

2024 Cicada Forecast

Filed under: Brood XIII | Brood XIX | Cicada Mania — Dan @ 9:17 pm

2024 is the big year in the U.S.A. Two Magicicada Broods, Brood XIII (Thirteen) and Brood XIX (Nineteen) (the Great Southern Brood) will emerge in the United States.

2024 19x13

Brood XIX has a 13-year cycle, features four species, and is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The biggest cites in Brood XIX are Nashville (TN), Charlotte (NC) and St. Louis (MO). Brood XIX will emerge before Brood XIII because it is mostly south of Brood XIII.

Brood XIII has a 17-year cycle, features three species, and is found in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The biggest city in Brood XIII is Chicago (IL), and the Lake County Forest Preserve in the suburbs of Chicago is a good place to visit for tourists.

Magicicada stragglers from other broods will likely emerge.

Protoperiodical cicadas: Emergences of protoperiodical cicadas depend on multiple factors including species, location, and cumulative rainfall, making it hard to predict when they will emerge. We can’t say exactly when they’ll emerge in your location. Protoperiodical species belonging to the genera Okanagana and Platypedia have years of great abundance but are not as predictable as Periodical cicadas like Magciciada. Platypedia in particular represent a “boon” to fly fishermen, as they send fish into a feeding frenzy. The best bet for protoperiodical cicadas is to tune into iNaturalist starting in the April-June.

Annual cicadas:

Cicadas that emerge annually have good and bad years, but at least a few will always emerge.

In the United States, the annual cicada emergences should happen like it did in 2023. Cicadas in southern locations will emerge first, with Quesda gigas emerging first. Look at the chart of the cicada sounds page for a calendar of annual cicada emergences.

Globally

Generally speaking, cicadas in the Northern hemisphere emerge somewhere between April and October, and in the Southern hemisphere, between September and March. In places closer to the equator, like Ecuador, you can have cicadas virtually all year long.

You can use iNaturalist to get an idea of which cicadas emerge in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America (includes the U.S.), and South America. You can also explore specific countries like Australia, Brazil, Japan and New Zealand.

Of course you can learn about cicadas by Species and Country on Cicada Mania. Just click and scroll. 🙂

I will surely add more to this page as the year progresses.

Here is the 2023 Forecast.

May 27, 2023

2023 Magicicada straggler update

Filed under: Brood X | Brood XIII | Brood XIV | Brood XIX | Magicicada | Periodical — Dan @ 6:49 am

Updated for June 7th!

Here’s a map of 2023 Magicicada straggler sightings from 2023 Magicicada stragglers iNaturalist project and the Cicada Safari app. Dr. Gene Kritsky compiled the map.

Kritsky map June 7

It looks like there are plenty of stragglers from these broods:

Learn about Magicicada stragglers.

April 13, 2023

Brood XIII and Brood XIX Magicicada will both emerge in 2024

Filed under: Brood XIII | Brood XIX | Periodical — Dan @ 9:42 am

News! A Brood XIX straggler has emerged in Georgia! More stragglers have been sighted in Hartselle AL, Pittsboro, NC, Chattanooga, TN, Asheboro, NC, and Chapel Hill, NC.

2024 will be a “magical” year for cicada fans because the periodical cicada broods XIII and XIX will emerge in 2024. These broods co-emerge every 221 years (13 X 17). The last time they co-emerged was in 1803, the same year as the Louisiana Purchase (the same year the U.S. got Brood XIX states Louisiana, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma). Coincidence? Perhaps.

Thomas Jefferson thinking of the cicadas he just bought.

Brood XIII (13) has a 17-year lifecycle and is found in the states of IA, IL, IN, MI, and WI. This brood features the species Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, and Magicicada septendecula.

People (cicada tourists) have begun to ask “Where is the best place to see Brood XIII in 2024?”. I can recommend the Ryerson Conservation Area in Deerfield, IL. See photos and videos from my trip there in 2007. Illinois has both Brood XIII and Brood XIX, and all 7 Magicicada species. So you could spend a week in southern Illinois for Brood XIX and then travel north to Deerfield for Brood XIII.

Brood XIX (19) has a 13-year lifecycle and is found in the states of AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and VA. This brood is also known as the Great Southern Brood and features the species Magicicada tredecim, Magicicada neotredecim, Magicicada tredecassini, and Magicicada tredecula.

Do these broods overlap? If they do, it’s in the Springfield, Illinois area. Springfield is a good place for your cicada sightseeing “basecamp”. Take a look at these maps on the UCONN Cicadas website: Brood XIX and Brood XIII.

Your next chance to see and hear two broods co-emerge will be in 2037 when Brood XIX and Brood IX (9) emerge.

March 19, 2020

White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Magicicada — Dan @ 6:43 pm

White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada found by Nathan Voss of Spring Hill, TN

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Megatibicen — Dan @ 6:41 pm

White-eyed cicada found by Nathan Voss of Spring Hill, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada found by Nathan Voss of Spring Hill, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada from Paul Stuve found in Columbia, MO

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Magicicada — Dan @ 6:40 pm

White-eyed cicada from Paul Stuve found in Columbia, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed cicada from Paul Stuve found in Columbia, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville, TN

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Megatibicen — Dan @ 6:37 pm

White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville, TV. 2011. Brood XIX.

White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville TV

White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville TV

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Magicicada — Dan @ 6:34 pm

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Magicicada — Dan @ 6:32 pm

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.

White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville, TN

Filed under: Brood XIX | Eye Color | Magicicada — Dan @ 6:29 pm

White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville TN. Brood XIX. 2011.

White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville TN

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