Get Ready! The Great Cicada Emergence of 2021 Will Begin Soon

Brace yourself because they're coming. Cicadas will be emerging after spending the last 17 years underground and this particular group is a noisy bunch.

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At least a dozen states, including parts of ours (not so much the Southern Tier, but definitely areas closer to NYC and the NJ border. Also, Pennsylvania will be a hot spot), are expected to have a front-row seat to the emergence of cicadas this year and this particular group is called Brood X, and apparently, they're quite loud.

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