The noisy insects have been silent for a few months ... It stretches from Southern Ohio through Kentucky and Tennessee. Parts ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Although it won’t be like 2024’s “cicada-geddon,” parts of the U.S. will see another round of the noisy insects again this year — including some Virginians. Brood XIV is ...

The insects prefer young, open forests with tall grasses and shrubs. But as Virginia’s forests mature, that habitat is disappearing. Appalachian grasshoppers may also be vulnerable to specific ...

whether they be insects, whether they be diseases, that are just not native to the U.S.," Scott Baker, an extension agent with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, said. "Unfortunately, we've had ...