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17-Year cicada cycle beginning — what to expect
Posted on April 22, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
The U.S. Northeast is about to be snowed under by cicadas. Don’t worry,
though, it’s normal. The pesky invasion is just so unusual that people
tend to forget about it. After 17 years underground, the so-called
“Brood II” cicadas are about to have their time in the sun. Millions of
these root-sucking insects will come out into the open and spend four to
six weeks calling for mates, mating and then laying eggs for the next
generation. This brief overpopulation of cicadas in April and May is
supposed to overwhelm what predators are able to eat, explained Jim
Fredericks, the National Pest Management Association’s director of
technical services. [Ewwww! 6 Crazy Facts About Cicadas
] ”Bird
species, raccoons, possums, foxes and whatever can get their mouths on
these things, can eat their fill and have no impact on the population,”
Fredericks said. More
Thanks to: http://endtimeheadlines.wordpress.com
Posted on April 22, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
The U.S. Northeast is about to be snowed under by cicadas. Don’t worry,
though, it’s normal. The pesky invasion is just so unusual that people
tend to forget about it. After 17 years underground, the so-called
“Brood II” cicadas are about to have their time in the sun. Millions of
these root-sucking insects will come out into the open and spend four to
six weeks calling for mates, mating and then laying eggs for the next
generation. This brief overpopulation of cicadas in April and May is
supposed to overwhelm what predators are able to eat, explained Jim
Fredericks, the National Pest Management Association’s director of
technical services. [Ewwww! 6 Crazy Facts About Cicadas
] ”Birdspecies, raccoons, possums, foxes and whatever can get their mouths on
these things, can eat their fill and have no impact on the population,”
Fredericks said. More
Thanks to: http://endtimeheadlines.wordpress.com
