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  • Will 2024 be the year of the cicada in Illinois?

    Jan 24, 2024 10:15 am by Diana YatesExpert Viewpoints
    Cicada expert Catherine Dana, an affiliate of the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    • Cicada expert Catherine Dana, an affiliate of the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cicada expert Catherine Dana describes the variety and abundance of cicada species that will make 2024 a very special year. The overlap of Brood XIII and Brood XIX this year only occurs once every 221 years.