221-year cicada slumber ends in double-brood emergence this spring

MOLINE, Ill – Get ready to see and hear quite a symphony of sound this upcoming summer as a rare double emergence of cicadas will take place across Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. While this won’t be the first time that two broods of cicadas have emerged in our region, it will be the first time in nearly 221 years that two certain broods will be flying around together in harmony.

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