DNR: Cicadas have started to emerge in Wisconsin, will not appear again until 2041
(WFRV) – Some residents in southern Wisconsin are beginning to see the emergence of cicadas as the DNR confirmed the insect’s arrival.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed on May 21 that cicadas have emerged in Wisconsin. Officials say that a Lake Geneva resident sent photos of cicadas on May 17.
The DNR then confirmed that these insects are Brood XIII cicadas. The 17-year-Brood XIII is the only one known to emerge in Wisconsin, according to the DNR.
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This only happens in the southernmost counties in Wisconsin. Other parts of the Midwest will see the emergence of Brood XIII and 13-year Brood XIX. The DNR says that this will be the first time these two broods have emerged in the same year since 1803.
The insects do not bite or sting, but their mating calls can be described as deafening and annoying.
When the bugs emerge, it reportedly happens en masse. There can reportedly be desnisites of tens to hundreds of thousands of cicadas per acre.
Officials say that the insects remain active for four to six weeks after emerging. It is also mentioned that the cicadas are expected to keep emerging in southern Wisconsin into June and won’t appear again in Wisconsin until 2041.
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More information can be found on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Periodical Ccicads in Wisconsin webpage.
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