said in statement. “Hopefully, any annoyance at the disturbance is tempered by just how infrequent — and amazing — this event is.”
That noise, the college says, is “the mating call of the males who are attempting to attract females.” But the love call is also a warning sign for tree growers, as cicadas pose danger to orchards, and juvenile trees and vines. It's not just your eardrums that could be at risk — crops could also be threatened. The bugs implant their eggs into branches or vines, causing them to spilt and wither. If too many cicadas lay eggs in a small tree, it can kill the plant, Virginia Tech scientists say.
“Cicadas can occur in overwhelming numbers and growers in predicted areas of activity should be watchful” Doug Pfeiffer, a professor at Virginia Tech’s Department of Entomology said in a statement. Much remains unknown about the creature, like why the periodical cicadas emerge on 13 or 17 year cycles. Theories suggest it could be as a way to avoid predators.“If you don’t have fruit trees or grapevines to protect, you can enjoy this phenomenon while it lasts.”
These are just noisy bugs what you should really be thinking about the locus in the Middle East right now destroying crops and they don’t die in a month like the cicada. They are disrupting the food supply.
Fried or roast cicadas both tastes good.
Biblical disasters are coming together in 2020. Plus, this from Revelations. 'The beast was given a mouth to utter arrogant words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months.' July 2020 is 42 months into Trump's term. Revelations13_5
I remember 17 years ago when they came out last, I was a kid working landscaping. Was out and about with this things every day for a while. Pretty cool.
First the stinkbugs ... Now the cicadas. *Apocalypse: 101 ;)
I remember those when I was a kid I met them at age 3 and again at age 21
Oh nice! Who set this up? Monsanto, Bill Gates, Soros, and all the other global elites who hate humanity?
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CW_TheFlash
Trump and his fake evangelicals really are doing the rapture. First pestilence now cicadas (instead of locusts)
The world is not safe disaster after disaster epidemic after epidemic
I hope they all decide to live at Mitch McConnell’s house
Is it this year? Oh boy, they are really loud.
Cannot wait to see and hear them. Also means I made it another 17 yrs!
Apocalypse Checklist - Nice
😳
Great. And now.... locusts
Does that take care of the rotting crops problem?
NBC just found a new source of horror for masochistic Dems
I live in south TX and think it’s so weird when ppl refer to Virginia or North Carolina as “the south” although, technically, it is.
That 35 per sqft, in every sqft of an acre 43560 sqft per acre
Omg yikes.
Gross
ONLY the Male Cicada makes the buzzing sound by vibrating two plates beneath its abdomen.
They're just cicadas. Calm down, people.
Cook 'em up. High protein, low carbs.
Scientists say farmers in the Far Far Side-West of L. A. should be prepared for an invasion of wide eye nanacy, with up to 5ft tall insect like look!, emerging from a nearby dem. cave looking for ice cream! WEARING A MASK WILL NOT! HELP! 👇🏽LATEST PHOTO👇🏽
Who has the one’s with green and brown?
Ok, we got the antichrist, plague, now a stand-in for locusts!
They need to vote Biden2020 🇺🇸 !!
This year needs to be over already. Next we'll have frogs dropping from the sky.
This is the great famine. Many will be without sustenance. Starvation everywhere.
Per acre?! 😳
OMG...it's all President Trump's fault!
Get bug zapper
Fry ‘em up
God's judgement on the South?
Can we catch a freaking break...
Locust swarms sounds appropriate for these days...
What is the difference between locusts and cicadas?
Man! There's been alot of plagues since Trump took office. Coincidence?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Cause we didn't have enough bullshit going on right now
You know what I gotta post whenever I see shit like this
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