Anonymous on 4/8/2024 9:52:18 AM:
Try searching Missouri Extension cicadas and Missouri Department of Conservation cicadas where you will find info.
Hadn't really thought about any impact from them but I do understand your concern.
From my Missouri Extension cicadas search:
Emergence will occur in 18 Midwestern states. For the most part, most Missourians will only experience Brood XIX, the Great Southern Brood, which last appeared in Missouri in 2011. Expect them to emerge in late April to early May, says Reall.
Those in northeastern Missouri near the Illinois border might see – and hear – both broods.
They subscribe to the “safety in numbers” approach and emerge all at once. They climb trees, fence posts or anything vertical before shedding their hard skins. Then they head to treetops to mate, lay their eggs and die within four to six weeks.
Expect to see cicadas after a spring rain, and expect to see a lot of them – as many as 1.5 million per acre, says Reall. This creates a feeding frenzy for predators and litter so heavy that the sidewalks and highways may need shoveling.
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Looks as if the trail may be impacted with litter as well.