Have not heard any here today.
Cicadas 2024
- Thread starter QuietButDeadly
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NCST8GUY
Frozen H20 Guy
Quiet i N durham this morning when the last 2 to 3 weeks its been deafening. How does a critter with such large eyes bump into every object around it?
QBD2
Old Mossy Horns
They’re still around, but fading fast.
johnnyboots
Spike
We did a gravel bikepacking trip across Maryland/VA called the C&O Towpath during 2021 and it was right in the middle of the last big emergence. Holy hell those woods were vibrating. That sound in unison almost penetrates the inner workings of your brain!
When we finished in the National Mall the Cicada shells were in huge piles at the bases of all the trees.
When we finished in the National Mall the Cicada shells were in huge piles at the bases of all the trees.
QBD2
Old Mossy Horns
Still hear a very few at the house, but the tree damage is showing up bigly. Trees look like they’ve got chicken pox.
“J”
Twelve Pointer
The wife’s rose bush got hammered….. We cut it back because it looked so bad…..
bwfarms
Old Mossy Horns
Looking at the damage the cicadas have done to my oak trees. Looks like I may have to eat my words this year about baiting and put out corn 
Be a heckuva crop in 2026 though.
Be a heckuva crop in 2026 though.
QBD2
Old Mossy Horns
Heard one of the big annuals yesterday eve.
Rather striking how much louder they are individually.
Rather striking how much louder they are individually.
Duckmauler dhc
Old Mossy Horns
Heard what I would assume was the last of them last Thursday in Lee county.
Underhammer
Old Mossy Horns
Homebrewale
Old Mossy Horns
Looking at the damage the cicadas have done to my oak trees. Looks like I may have to eat my words this year about baiting and put out corn
Be a heckuva crop in 2026 though.
It'll be interesting to see the impact on the acorn crop. There are brown branch tips here but still plenty of green branches. After a big storm here a few weeks ago, I was picking up oak branches that were loaded with small developing acorns
“J”
Twelve Pointer
Did anyone notice an increase of mole population?
GrizzlyBear
Old Mossy Horns
thatwas REAL
Welcome back Young Man - hope all is well
GrizzlyBear
Old Mossy Horns
Was talking to Rye the other day, catching up on his sod busting hobby. We were talking about the forum and thought I'd stop in and catch up a little. Good to see ya still contributing old friend.
NCST8GUY
Frozen H20 Guy
Dude...... GB!
Back to OP,
I'm curious what increases during a huge spawn like this late Springs Cicada event?
Any fresh water fish records? Any rise, or lowering of poisonous snake bites? Any rise or drop in this or that which "could" have to do with this event?
In the overall grand scheme of things, I would imagine not much overall changed other than noise complaints.
turkeyfoot
Old Mossy Horns
Birds, including turkey, benefit. They say copperheads don't even though they absolutely love to eat the cicadas but for my measly 2 cents seems they do get a bump.
GrizzlyBear
Old Mossy Horns
NCST8!!!!!
i'm guessing the turkey poults are doing quite well bc of the cicadas. They weren't in the fields as much this spring cuz of them.
dobber
Old Mossy Horns
Finally heard our first ones this week up here
NCST8GUY
Frozen H20 Guy
GrizzlyBear , believe it or not, we never heard not a one cicada at the lease. A few gobbles, but not a whisp of cicadas. Weird considering years ago we'd find their crawcs full of em.
Glad to see you back buddy!
Underhammer
Old Mossy Horns
Enjoy.
Ours have died out leaving nothing but dead ends on the hardwood trees.
But hey! Now it's Japanese beetle season....
QBD2
Old Mossy Horns
I won’t say yall didn’t have any, but you certainly should’ve heard them!.
cwcook68
Ten Pointer
Heard my first one in Mt. Ulla yesterday.
Any you hear in NC now are most likely the larger green eye ones that we have every year. The red eye, 13 year brood did their thing and have been gone for many weeks now.