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These mites, also known as Pyemotes herfsi, have been previously confirmed to attack and feed on periodical cicada egg nests and have been known to cause outbreaks of bite rashes on humans, according to the University of Maryland Extension.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Annual cicadas emerge worldwide each year, but periodical cicadas are found only in eastern North America.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
After this summer, the next brood of periodical cicadas isn’t scheduled to arrive in North Carolina until 2030, Bertone said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
The result is a mosaic of broods that makes the jigsaw puzzle of periodical cicada distribution more complicated, but more interesting.
—Chris Simon, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Annual cicadas emerge worldwide each year, but periodical cicadas are found only in eastern North America.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
After this summer, the next brood of periodical cicadas isn’t scheduled to arrive in North Carolina until 2030, Bertone said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
The result is a mosaic of broods that makes the jigsaw puzzle of periodical cicada distribution more complicated, but more interesting.
—Chris Simon, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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