Brood X, as you might be hearing, has emerged and they are looking to do the one thing they鈥檝e been waiting 17 years to do 鈥� mate! The loud buzzing is the cicadas鈥� way of saying 鈥渨hat鈥檚 your sign鈥� in a crowded bar, but it鈥檚 not all fun and games this year.
Dr. Gene Kritsky from Mount St. Joseph University tells WVXU鈥檚 Cory Sharber about their reproductive mission and a fungus that鈥檚 threatening many in the brood.
