Cicada killers are large wasps that show up this time of year. They hunt cicadas to use as food for their young, which grow in underground burrows.

Cicadas are persistent pests and make a lot of noise. Here's what you need to know about where they're emerging this year, ...

After the periodical cicada broods emerged, oak leaf itch mites, who feed on their nests, could now be the cause for itchy ...

University of Missouri Extension Entomologist Emily Althoff says that buzzing you hear coming from trees means it’s cicada ...

Michigan and other states welcome dog day cicadas each summer. What to know about the large, harmless, insects.

Eastern Cicada Killer Wasps have been spotted in Albuquerque, according to the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health ...

For those who live in cicada-dense areas, it will be a lot of insects. “There could be thousands in your backyard,” Shockley said. Evolution offers a fascinating reason for the hordes of cicadas ...

The cicada’s shrimplike shell cracks open, and a ghostly white creature with red eyes leans back into a “diving board pose,” Weiss said. “This is the most dramatic part,” she said.

Cicada shells lay at the base of a tree in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2004, the last year Brood X was seen. Michael Williamson/The The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Cicada killers live almost everywhere east of the Rockies and south of Ontario. Moreover, like pigeons, coyotes, and white-tailed deer, they actually benefit from human activity and enjoy suburban ...