Willie Wonka wrote:
> <snip moaning & groaning>.
>
> I am willing to sacrifice all I have now just to live in a place without
> cicadas. Please, let me know if such a place exists anymore.
West Coast. Possibly most of the American West. I don't believe I've
ever seen or heard a cicada.
> I thought that I was immune in RI, this is the first time I hear them since
> we moved six years ago. Oh, yea and the five minutes commute too...
>
> Anyone wants to take a guess how they showed up here?
>
They followed you! :-)
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Their life cycle is probably 17 years in RI. There are probably broods
on a few different cycles , but in any given area, there may be several
years with no adults out making noise.
Moose
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