{"id":21586,"date":"2026-03-09T20:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T03:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=21586"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:17:57","slug":"2026-brood-ii-straggler-search-game-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/2026-brood-ii-straggler-search-game-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Brood II Straggler game plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brood II<\/strong>, a brood of Magicicada<\/strong> found in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia, is set to emerge in the year 2030, but some Brood II stragglers will emerge in 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Update (6\/12\/2026):<\/strong> Oklahoma (link to iNaturalist post)<\/a> and Virginia (link to iNaturalist post<\/a>) had enough emerge to both survive and chorus — which is a sign that they’ll mate and reproduce. The 2026 Magicicada Stragglers project<\/a> shows 753 observations to date. Virginia had the most stragglers observations by a wide margin at 414<\/a>. New Jersey was next with 61<\/a>, the North Carolina with 57<\/a>, and New York with 52<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GET READY!<\/strong> If you had an abundance of cicadas back in 2013, you are likely to find a handful in your yard in 2026.<\/p>\n

If you see or hear one, report it using the iNaturalist app or website<\/a> or using the Cicada Safari app<\/a>. Share your observations on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Bluesky and YouTube. You can use the hashtag #BroodII. Chat about them on the Facebook Cicada Discussion Group<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"Straggler<\/p>\n

What is a straggler?<\/strong> A straggler<\/a> is a periodical cicada that emerges later or earlier than expected. Magicicada often emerge 4 years earlier than expected. You can also call them “precursors” when they emerge earlier. <\/p>\n

When to look for stragglers?<\/h2>\n