Yahoo

Cicadas vs. locusts: What’s the difference between these buzzing insects?

In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge. While some people ...
The Forward

The secret Jewish history of cicadas

Do you hear that? What’s that buzzing noise? If you live between Tennessee and New York — especially if you live in Ohio, Maryland, or the Virginias — and if it’s mid-to-late May or June, chances are ...
Washington Times

‘This is huge’: Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) - The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...
The Enterprise

Cicadas vs. locusts: What’s the difference between these buzzing insects?

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, will emerge in Massachusetts in the next few weeks. Cicadas, unlike locusts, do not swarm or decimate crops. Both cicadas and locusts are herbivores, but cicadas are ...