Thanks. Good to know. I’ve heard a few Cicadas so far, but supposedly our big hatch is NEXT year. I’ve never seen/heard more than a few at a time as long as I can remember, so I’m hoping they’re wrong!
I hate big bugs. Ick!
We had a large hatch maybe 20 years ago - trying to figure out the time frame & that sounds about right. The sound was enough to drive you crazy - they were in the woods behind our place - a few made it up into the yard.
During that hatch, when I was hiking in the mountains, there were patchy areas with the cicadas & their non-stop, maddening noise .... it was a relief to hike out of those areas & into some quiet, peaceful woods.
Speaking of ‘bugs’, our Japanese beetle problem appears to be over - haven’t seen any for maybe 2 weeks. They were definitely ‘lighter’ this year than last. Last year, they about ate my zinnias up before I figured out what to do without poisoning the blooms .... they ate my mom’s knockout roses down to virtually bare branches. This year, I didn’t spray the rose foliage, just kept an eye out. Used a pyrethrin Japanese beetle spray to ‘spot shot’ them on the zinnias with no harm to any of the pollenators.
I’m getting ready to plant another crop of zinnias for fall blooms - some cactus & candy stripe ones. They should be gorgeous.