While the area didn't see many of the double emergence broods in 2024, Brood XIV is expected to be present in WNC in 2025.

Cicadas are set to return this year in the U.S., but their numbers are not expected to be as overwhelming as they were in the spring of 2024, when multiple broods emerged simultaneously. Brood XIV ...

Cicadas are set to return this year in the U.S., but their numbers are not expected to be as overwhelming as they were in the spring of 2024, when multiple broods emerged simultaneously.

A co-emergence of two cicada broods took place in 2024 in many southern states including North Carolina. This year, another brood of "periodical" cicadas is headed for the Tar Heel State.