Off-cycle cicada stragglers start to emerge in parts of DC region

Name: Off-cycle cicada stragglers start to emerge in parts of DC region
Uploaded: 2022-06-02T12:20:03Z
Duration: 4 min 19 s
Description: Cicada procrastinators who did not emerge with their Brood X brethren in 2021 are finally making their way above ground. Professor Michael Raupp with the University of Maryland’s Department of Entomology said cicadas that arrive off-cycle are called stragglers. He said stragglers can appear as many as four years early – or two years late.

Cicada procrastinators who did not emerge with their Brood X brethren in 2021 are finally making their way above ground. Professor Michael Raupp with the University of Maryland’s Department of Entomology said cicadas that arrive off-cycle are called stragglers. He said stragglers can appear as many as four years early – or two years late.

Posted June 2, 2022 8:20am EDT