Billions of cicadas that look like these will be emerging from the ground and taking to the trees in parts of 15 states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, in May and June 2021.

“Even a single female cicada may cause a lot of injury,” David Lockwood, a University of Tennessee Extension specialist who works with fruit and nut tree growers, said in a news release.

Fruit trees are also prime targets. Frank Gouin, who planted a peach orchard at his farm near Deale, recalls the effects of the cicadas the last time this cohort, called Brood II, appeared in 1996.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Don't worry, the 17-year cicadas won't eat all your trees and kill all your plants. But there are some still ways that homeowners can prepare for the incoming invasion.

What you may not have heard is that those young fruit trees you planted this year, or maybe in the last few years, are in danger if you have a large cicada population in your area. After all the ...

“The tree species cicadas favor are oaks, maples and fruit trees,” she said. “However, if you don’t do anything with the smaller trees, they will most likely have some damage, but not life ...

By now you’ve heard the cicadas are coming. Entomologists predict the periodical cicada that are on a 17-year reproduction cycle will start emerging from the soil in mass within the next seve… ...

The tens of millions of cicadas that are soon to crawl out of the earth across Indiana may not sting or bite, but they can damage some trees. For the last 17 years, the cicadas of Brood X have ...

The periodical cicadas that emerge every 17 years are due to show up again in Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Extension officials say they could threaten young fruit trees.