{"id":4586,"date":"2015-04-05T01:01:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T08:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:42:19","slug":"time-to-start-looking-for-signs-of-cicadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/time-to-start-looking-for-signs-of-cicadas\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to start looking for signs of periodical cicadas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depending on where you live<\/a>, it might be warm enough for periodical cicadas to start moving around underground, or start digging tunnels to the surface and building cicada “chimneys” above their holes. <\/p>\n

What to look for:<\/p>\n

1) Animals can hear the cicadas stirring underground, and will try to dig them up and eat them. Look for holes (about the size of a walnut or larger) made by animals digging for cicadas.<\/p>\n

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2) Look for cicadas under stones and slates. Some cicadas will burrow their way to the surface, but they hit a large stone or slate and can go no further. <\/p>\n