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i live in Hermitage which is about 8 minutes east of nashville proper. my land is fairly wooded. just a few nights ago i started hearing them, but i haven't seen any, even when i mowed my yard today.
It's strange, I haven't seen or even heard one since Sunday. But people keep posting pictures on facebook so they are definitely here.
Posted on Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 12:01 PM Add| . Big, ugly red-eyed bugs are hatching in Tennessee and expecting to be a royal pain to the state’s citizens for the next five weeks. And they’re louder than rockets. Which means the bulletin board at Bonnaroo.com has a discussion thread of concerned festivalgoers.
This concern is Brood XIX, a cicada hatch that occurs every 13 years. This may sound familiar: in 2004 Brood X took over parts of the Midwest. Brood X hatches every 17 years and there was a concern that the insects, whose drones were as loud as lawn mowers, would compromise outdoor music events.
“For us in Middle Tennessee, this is definitely the big one,” University of Tennessee entomologist Frank Hale told UPI.
But the organizers of Bonnaroo are not that concerned.
The cicada infestation is not prominent in Coffee County, home to the Manchester event, according to Bonnaroo Director of Corporate Communications Jeff Cuellar. Also, the June 9-12 event arrives as the cicada nuisance wanes.
Moreover, Great Stage Park is a wide-open area, and cicadas like to live in trees. Ironically, trees are in short supply, even in the campgrounds, Cuellar noted, and event promoters AC Entertainment and Superfly Productions have a five-year plan to plant more trees in the area. If anything, the insects, which will be laying eggs, will help fertilize the grounds, Cuellar said.
“And they’re harmless,” he told Pollstar. “They’re just big, dumb insects that fly around and run into things.”
Cuellar said Bonnaroo officials are in discussion with the University of Tennessee Entomology Department and are considering a “The More You Know” video spoof series that will educate festivalgoers about the cicada swarm.
“But we’re more concerned about educating them about proper sunscreen and keeping hydrated,” he noted.
Posted on Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 12:01 PM Add| . Big, ugly red-eyed bugs are hatching in Tennessee and expecting to be a royal pain to the state’s citizens for the next five weeks. And they’re louder than rockets. Which means the bulletin board at Bonnaroo.com has a discussion thread of concerned festivalgoers.
This concern is Brood XIX, a cicada hatch that occurs every 13 years. This may sound familiar: in 2004 Brood X took over parts of the Midwest. Brood X hatches every 17 years and there was a concern that the insects, whose drones were as loud as lawn mowers, would compromise outdoor music events.
“For us in Middle Tennessee, this is definitely the big one,” University of Tennessee entomologist Frank Hale told UPI.
But the organizers of Bonnaroo are not that concerned.
The cicada infestation is not prominent in Coffee County, home to the Manchester event, according to Bonnaroo Director of Corporate Communications Jeff Cuellar. Also, the June 9-12 event arrives as the cicada nuisance wanes.
Moreover, Great Stage Park is a wide-open area, and cicadas like to live in trees. Ironically, trees are in short supply, even in the campgrounds, Cuellar noted, and event promoters AC Entertainment and Superfly Productions have a five-year plan to plant more trees in the area. If anything, the insects, which will be laying eggs, will help fertilize the grounds, Cuellar said.
“And they’re harmless,” he told Pollstar. “They’re just big, dumb insects that fly around and run into things.”
Cuellar said Bonnaroo officials are in discussion with the University of Tennessee Entomology Department and are considering a “The More You Know” video spoof series that will educate festivalgoers about the cicada swarm.
“But we’re more concerned about educating them about proper sunscreen and keeping hydrated,” he noted.
This cold spell (several days with high's in the 50's and low's in the 40's) seems to have put a damper on the cicadas. I wonder if it will pick back up when it warms back up or if Mother Nature's put a stop to the "plague" of locusts. I guess we'll see.
Ok I will admit I did not seek them out this morning before I left for work. But as of yesterday, they were still buzzing around. I'm starting to think I have abnormal amounts of cicadas at my house. dreamingtree said she doesn't have any?? She's farther out of the city than I am!
They're so underground, they only come out once every 13 or so years, they bug the heck out of you, and as soon as they're done mating, they're off to the new trend.
They're so underground, they only come out once every 13 or so years, they bug the heck out of you, and as soon as they're done mating, they're off to the new trend.
They're so underground, they only come out once every 13 or so years, they bug the heck out of you, and as soon as they're done mating, they're off to the new trend.
Brilliant.
But I really wish they would find another place to mate. My front porch is not ideal.
Seems this cooler weather for the past few days has halted the cicada mating process....which means:
"Dr. Frank Hale speculates that that they may have to hang around a little longer in June, to catch up on their mating."
in other words.. after being screwed by the heat last year we're gonna get screwed by the lack of it this year
There will be plenty of heat to screw you this year too. And the cicadas won't be that big of a deal unless your camped on the perimeter of the campgrounds near the tree line. Silly northerners
