Tag Archives: Cicada

A Tech Horticulturist is preparing detterents to test on the two-year cicada emergence starting in 2024. Professor Douglas Airhart provided evaluations and reports for tree damage in the 2008 and 2011 cicada invasions. He said the cicadas damaged millions of dollars in nurseries and crops. Airhart said that got his interest. He said he maintained this interest with an eye ... Read More »

One of the summer’s most notorious noises will make a return to Tennessee this year. The 17-year cicada called Brood X is set to emerge from the ground in late May. But the Upper Cumberland should be safe and sound. Putnam County Ag Extension Agent Wayne Key said the invasion will affect primarily east Tennessee. “I would think possibly some ... Read More »