The signature cacophony of cicadas chittering will be heard this year, but not quite to the degree states to the east will be treated with.
While Missouri may see straggler cicadas from other states, we won’t have the massive swarms of noisy insects because the state’s sleeping batch, referred to as Brood XIX, won’t emerge until 2024, said Francis Skalicky, media specialist with Missouri Department of Conservation.
Periodical cicadas not only emerge every 13 to 17 years in late May to early July while annual cicadas appear in late summer, they also have territories.
“It’s not like they roam around and migrate,” Skalicky said in a phone interview.