While cicadas aren’t an uncommon thing in the South, Brood XIX (Brood 19) only comes around every 13 to 17 years. Known as “The Great Southern Brood,” this group of cicadas is the largest brood of 13-year periodical cicadas and they last emerged in 2011. This summer is expected to be a historic one for cicadas as two distinct broods are expected to swarm over a large portion of the country, including Alabama. For the first time in 221 years, Cicada Brood 13 and Brood 19 will overlap with each other, something that has not happened since 1803. The broods...
While cicadas aren’t an uncommon thing in the South, Brood XIX (Brood 19) only comes around every 13 to 17 years. Known as “The Great Southern Brood,” this group of cicadas is the largest brood of 13-year periodical cicadas and they last emerged in 2011. This summer is expected to be a historic one for cicadas as two distinct broods are expected to swarm over a large portion of the country, including Alabama. For the first time in 221 years, Cicada Brood 13 and Brood 19 will overlap with each other, something that has not happened since 1803. The broods...