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Midwest readies for emergence of 17-year cicadas

By Tara Burghart
Associated Press — May 22, 2007

Monday, May 21, 2007

CHICAGO — Coming soon: Brood XIII. It sounds like a bad horror movie. But it's actually the name of the billions of cicadas expected to emerge this month in parts of the Midwest after spending 17 years underground. The red-eyed, shrimp-sized, flying insects don't bite or sting. But they are known for mating calls that produce a din that can overpower ringing telephones, lawn mowers and power tools. Brood XIII is expected across northern Illinois, and in parts of Iowa, Wiscons ...

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