mappy Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 minute ago, mattie g said: I've been wondering whether those eggs/nymphs that dropped from trees that have been since removed may not have survived if the roots they were feeding off had died. Might not matter if the tree was removed a year or so before emergence, but there must be a point at which those roots don't provide the xylem they need. Maybe they can burrow elsewhere to find other food sources? We did have some trees removed once we moved in, a few leelands were damaged in the 2014 ice event we had up this way and they had to go. But I am surprised my oak tree, maples and weeping cherry have nothing on them. They are all fairly established trees, that I assume were here 17 years ago. One would think they'd be here. I cant imagine the previous owners took the time to kill them all (though the wife was a big gardener and its possible she did? LOL) 1 minute ago, Always in Zugzwang said: Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside!! yummy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Quote But I am surprised my oak tree, maples and weeping cherry have nothing on them. It me. We have an oak next to our house that is 120+years old. Or more. Not one cicada on it. Our entire yard has only the five or six shells on one tree and it is full of mature trees. My whole neighborhood along Stony Run full of mature trees, and really, no cicadas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 27 minutes ago, mappy said: We did have some trees removed once we moved in, a few leelands were damaged in the 2014 ice event we had up this way and they had to go. But I am surprised my oak tree, maples and weeping cherry have nothing on them. They are all fairly established trees, that I assume were here 17 years ago. One would think they'd be here. I cant imagine the previous owners took the time to kill them all (though the wife was a big gardener and its possible she did? LOL) I remember the pic of your beautiful weeping cherry. I'm sure it wasn't that tall 17 years ago, but I would think that, with its "skinnier" branches, that it would be desirably easier for mama cicadas back then to place those eggs in the finer branches of that type of tree than other tree types. Who knows with these buggers? I've got mature dogwoods and hollies that they totally ignore, while the nymphs and fliers routinely storm our oaks and maples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunny23 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Harv_poor said: Just came in from a walk with my grand daughter. In parts of our neighborhood, could definitely hear the cicada hum. Also our driveway by the garage door looked like a cicada army died trying to invade our garage Our garage door too! They are covering it and a bunch of exoskeletons/carcasses everywhere at the base of the door. More than the trees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Steady hum in my front yard now and they’re all flying through the trees. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 A nice pleasant cicada song this morning through my open windows. Yesterday I noticed they chilled out in the hot afternoon hours -- less singing. Here's another vid that I took today: https://streamable.com/1mj738 A bit louder than yesterday? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I think I can hear them outside while in the office. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 59 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Steady hum in my front yard now and they’re all flying through the trees. Same here, can definitely hear them closer in now, a steady din that comes and goes. At least we're not seeing these flying around... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Getting a decent number of emergers in my cul de sac. It's kinda cool. Everyone comparing these to locusts and trying to kill them are dumb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Nothing much if anything in Purcellville. We were always riding the fence on whether they had really infested the area. I am going to say they have not. In Sterling the last go round it was insanity. If I see any it will likely be because they got caught up in the wind than actually invading the area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Massive numbers appeared today in Jessup. Very audible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 They have arrived here! Hearing chorus in the distance. Birds going crazy, ants too! Found one on an oak tree, it was making a crackling noise as its spongy head emerged. Several white ones and a few wingless ones. Definitely have the dogs' attention now. As I'm typing this on my macbook near the patio door I can hear the whirring noise that sounds like a small power tool in the distance. We have several bird feeders untouched and no wonder! It's like filling the dog bowls with kibble and leaving a few filets lying on the floor! LOL Hardly anything around the pines and spruce trees. Probably don't like conifers. Not that I blame 'em! The fence line closest to maple and pin oak trees is strewn with exoskeletons. Also seeing them by the dozen on oak leaf clusters. Every little puff of wind a bunch of 'em fly away. Still pretty clumsy fliers at this age. No wonder they succumb to birds. But they survive in numbers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 First heard them yesterday in Columbia and they are much louder today. They are ugly, but I love the sound. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, AmericanWxFreak said: Massive numbers appeared today in Jessup. Very audible. Same here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Ok, lol, they are here now. Last night was apparently the signal to come on out - H20s theory likely right - needed to warm up the ground enough. We definitely have cicada song now - I see fliers - and my one tree that had a few early scouts is overrun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Finally heard one in the yard briefly a while ago -- "PHAR oooooooh.....PHAR oooooooh" I wish we could trade the horrible annual cicadas for these 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Definitely hearing them clearly...the "chorus" is closer to me and louder now (is the "cicadar" filling in??? ). Don't have to strain the ears to hear them, LOL! I walked over to the Audubon Nature Center (not far from me), and they are all over the place there as one might expect. Several trees coated with shells and very audible. I know there are 3 "magicicada" species (septendecim, septendecula, and cassini), with the septendecim I guess being the most common and loudest with the "Phaaa-rohhhh" sound. In one tree at the Audubon center, I was able to clearly hear the cassini ones too, with the "hissing" sound. Got some photos, here are a couple: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: Finally heard one in the yard briefly a while ago -- "PHAR oooooooh.....PHAR oooooooh" I wish we could trade the horrible annual cicadas for these This year we get "treated" to both, of course!! I actually don't mind the annual ones so much. At least the ones that have that sort of rapid whirring sound like shaking maracas (like a "ch-ch-ch-ch-chhhh"). But there is one kind that has sort of an annoying buzzing that sounds almost electrical which is not as pleasant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 4 hours ago, wxtrix said: This must be one of the lost commandments on the 3rd tablet that Moses (errrrr, Mel Brooks!) dropped in "History of the World"!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 58 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said: Ok, lol, they are here now. Last night was apparently the signal to come on out - H20s theory likely right - needed to warm up the ground enough. We definitely have cicada song now - I see fliers - and my one tree is overrun. It's serious now. Trees have caved! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Noticed a few flying around and one smacked into my windshield driving earlier today. Definitely progressing through their lifecycle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Definitely more coming out near dusk. Found a few wiggling out of their holes making it to the fence. Here's a fellow coming out of his shell. Looks like a little gremlin! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 15 hours ago, North Balti Zen said: Ok, lol, they are here now. Last night was apparently the signal to come on out - H20s theory likely right - needed to warm up the ground enough. We definitely have cicada song now - I see fliers - and my one tree that had a few early scouts is overrun. Happy for you! Meanwhile, it’s still rather empty imby I’ll be at my kid’s school this morning for baseball, gonna check every tree I can for the buggers lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Heading out of town for a week. Had plenty all around the neighborhood so far, and the morning songs are definitely louder today. Hope we don’t miss the biggest week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 In the yards around my neighborhood things are very active. Steady droning hum, trees full of shells, etc. But walked around the forest nearby this morning and still almost none. But they’re coming out right on the sunny edges of the forest, so probably soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Feel like I am about 7-10 days behind those of you around the 95 corridor. Yesterday was noticeable uptick in shells found on our trees around the yard but before that it was pretty sparse. I was explaining the lifecycle to my youngest (4th grader) and she brought up a good question. Her question....Are these cicadas the longest living insect? I am sure I could do a google search but just thinking about it...17 years is pretty crazy for an insect. Longer than a lot of mammals. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Noticeable hum in the distance this morning, so while they aren’t in my backyard, they are nearby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Very loud this morning. Can hear them while sitting inside. Tons all over my trees and new ones coming out left and right. It’s stunning compared to 2004 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Crazy how many there are just a minute drive from my house 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just one small branch on the tree where thousands are 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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