Tuesday 14 May 2013

INQUIRER.net: US faces cicada invasion, millions poised to emerge

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
US faces cicada invasion, millions poised to emerge
May 14th 2013, 23:33

WASHINGTON—The hordes are rising. A cicada invasion is imminent in the United States, with millions of the large cricket-like insects poised to emerge from the earth after 17 years lying in wait.   The first of the bugs that are expected to blanket the US east coast have already been spotted in North Carolina and New Jersey.   "The Brood II emergence has begun!" cheered the site cicadamania.com on Monday, where the subculture of insect fans can record sightings.   But the onslaught will truly begin later this month, once the average ground temperature hits 64 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius).   At its peak, there could be swarms wi...

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