Cicadas Are Coming To Massachusetts. Here's What To Know About When And Where Brood XIV Will Emerge.

CBS Boston

April 15, 2025

The cicadas are coming, and this time Massachusetts won't be left out. A particularly large group of periodical cicadas known as Brood XIV, or the "Great(er) Eastern Brood," will emerge in 2025 after 17 years underground.

Brood XIV "is as big as it gets for 17-year cicadas," University of Connecticut professor John Cooley, a cicada expert, tells WBZ-TV.

Cooley expects Brood XIV cicadas to emerge in late May or early June. Until now, he explains, they've been spending their lives underground, feeding on plant roots.

A map shows where cicadas will emerge in Massachusetts/University of Connecticut/CBS Boston

Click here for the full story via CBS Boston

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.