Massive Horde Of Cicadas Expected To Swarm East Coast

A massive horde of Cicadas is soon expected to swarm the East Coast after a 17-year-long hibernation.

The "brood" of insects is expected to hit the East Coast in Spring 2021 after having lived below ground and feeding on sap from plant roots since 2004, when they last appeared above ground, WHDH reports.

“The 17-year broods seem to occur mostly in the northern U.S.,” Michigan State University entomologist Gary Parsons said in an interview last year via MSU Today.

Parsons estimates millions of insects are expected to be present in more than 12 states along the East Coast, which will range from Georgia to New York.

Earlier this month, The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture said a swarm of 17-year Cicadas are expected to swarm the state in 2021, with a variation of 17-year and 13-year Cicadas being present in swarms over the next few years, FOX 17 News reports.

The Brood X, 17-year Cicada distribution is expected to re-emerge in 2021, after last appearing in several Tennessee in May 2004. UTIA reports there was "no signification detections" of the Cicadas being present in Middle or West Tennessee during its initial swarm nearly 17 years ago.

Cicadas do not bite or cause harm to humans, but can be a nuisance when swarming areas in extremely large packs, according to Parsons.

“When they are this abundant, they fly, land and crawl everywhere, including occasionally landing on humans,” Parsons said.

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