BROOD RISING.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wong, Kate
- Source
- Scientific American. Jun2021, Vol. 324 Issue 6, p54-59. 6p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Map.
- Subject
- *CICADAS
*HOMOPTERA
*PERIODICAL cicada
*CLIMATE change
*PLIOCENE Epoch
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8733
The article presents research on the emergence of Brood X of periodical cicadas. Topics discussed include details on the 17-year cicadas species such as Magicicada septendecim, M. cassinii and M. septendecula; researchers finds that climate change probably the reason for emergence and impact of pliocene epoch on cicadas; and information on the Periodical cicadas that emerge in the eastern U.S.