Philly Metro Is Safe from Rare Cicada Co-emergence
While several states are currently bracing for a potential cicada invasion in the following few months, the Philadelphia area is in the clear for now, writes Mike D’Onofrio for Axios.
This spring, two specific broods of droning cicadas will emerge simultaneously from the ground. This has not happened in over two centuries, or since Thomas Jefferson was president.
However, this will not affect Philadelphia. The next specific periodical cicadas are not expected to emerge for several years in the City of Brotherly Love.
The areas that will be affected by the cicada spectacle of Broods XIII and XIX emerging include several Midwestern and Southern states, such as Iowa, Texas, and Georgia. The closest place to Philadelphia that will be affected is Southern Maryland, which is around 180 miles away.
Next year, Brood XIX will emerge in most parts of the Keystone State, but not in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia region’s annual cicadas are expected to emerge in the highest number during August, according to Sean O’Donnell, a biologist at Drexel University.
Meanwhile, Brood II should appear in 2030 in Philadelphia proper and other parts of the Northeast.
Read more about why Philadelphia will not see a cicada emergence for several years in Axios.
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