Cicadas aren't something we usually think about in the spring, but there's a dual emergence of 13year and 17year broods in 2024. It's reasonable to wonder: Are the cicadas going to make any trouble in my garden?

So here's a video discussing their lifecycle, their diets, and their natural predators.

0:49 What are Cicadas?
2:10 Cicada Lifecycle
5:48 Damage from Cicadas
6:35 Natural Predators

I included some creative commons material in this video:
Cicada sound from Joseph SARDIN at BigSoundBank.com
Image molting cicada: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Image cicada on hand: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Magicicada septendecula male (Brood IX). Photograph by C. Simon. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000892.g003
Migratory Locust Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
Squash bug image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
Boxelder bug image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
Assassin bug image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
Aphid image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...

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