Cicada Holes in the Ground - Illinois - June 2020
Back in the rear part of our property - where the soil was undisturbed during our construction, the ground is littered with these little holes - which I think are Cicada holes. Why? Because they're everywhere in our neighborhood. This appears to be part of the 17-year cicadas that are in Northern Illinois. From the University of Illinois Extension office, they label these cicadas - in 2020 - as the " Northern Illinois Sub-Brood (part of Marlatt's XIII) ". Note the inclusion of "sub-brood" in their name. Turns out, the ones that are coming in 2024 - also on a 17-year cycle - are going to be more significant than this Summer. Again.. .from the University of Illinois Extension office : The northern Illinois brood, which will emerge in late May 2024, has a reputation for the largest emergence of cicadas known anywhere. This is due to the size of the emergence and the research and subsequent reporting over the years by entomologists Monte Lloy...
