cicadapocolypse

[Joel S. Berson]

Has anyone heard and seen them yet in the northeast?  I live in the
Boston area, which is perhaps too far north.  I may have to travel to
the Hartford or Great Barrington areas.

Joel

At 5/10/2013 09:23 AM, David K. Barnhart wrote:
>http://bowie.patch.com/articles/when-are-cicadas-hatching-in-bowie
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>Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year
>slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set the entire East
>Coast abuzz in an plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the
>"Cicadapocalypse" after the bugs' name, cicadas.
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>Henry Powderly and Tierney McAfee,  "When Are Cicadas Hatching in Bowie?
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>Everything you need to know about these noisy bugs before they awaken from
>their 17-year hibernation,"
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>_Bowie Patch_ (Google News), May 10, 2013 (?).
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>In the Urban dictionary with a date: May 21, 2007
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>My Nexis connection is down so I can't give that source just yet.
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>DKB
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>barnhart at highlands.com
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