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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Noisy Insect
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:05:16 -0400
Not to worry.  As Moose says they'll probably be gone for a long time 
after this year.  See life cycle here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada>

Chuck Norcutt

Moose wrote:
> Willie Wonka wrote:
>> <snip moaning & groaning>.
>>  
>> I am willing to sacrifice all I have now just to live in a place without 
>> cicadas.  Please, let me know if such a place exists anymore. 
> 
> West Coast. Possibly most of the American West. I don't believe I've 
> ever seen or heard a cicada.
> 
>> I thought that I was immune in RI, this is the first time I hear them since 
>> we moved six years ago.  Oh, yea and the five minutes commute too...
>>  
>> Anyone wants to take a guess how they showed up here?
>>   
> 
> They followed you!  :-)  
> 
> ====================
> 
> Their life cycle is probably 17 years in RI. There are probably broods 
> on a few different cycles , but in any given area, there may be several 
> years with no adults out making noise.
> 
> Moose
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