Missouri – This year, the 13-year Brood 19 will be making a major reappearance in Missouri. This brood of cicadas is one of the largest broods, spreading over the southeastern United States, including 15 states. The brood’s range includes much of Missouri, southern Illinois, and Arkansas, east to Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia, and south to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Cicadas are a loud insect species, that come out during the summer to feast on tree sap and plant sugar. So in addition to the regular annual cicadas in Missouri, there will be an extra amount found in the area. To help farmers and others interested learn about the cicadas the Missouri Department of Conservation is giving a virtual program about them on May 3. This online program will happen from 3-4 p.m. and people can register at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/200123. This program is free but you are required to register. During this program, you will learn about the periodical Brood 19, the difference between annual and periodical cicadas, and what having extra cicadas may mean for you.
Fun fact: Also coming out this year is Brood 13, which is a 17-year cicada brood. The last time that Brood 19 and Brood 13 emerged in the same year was in 1803 and they won’t emerge at the same time for another 221 years.
