Cicadas

Loud cicadas to emerge in Valley

A periodical cicada nymph extends a limb in Macon, Ga., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, after being found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.

The Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster

The loud hum could be mistaken for a piece of machinery grinding on a large piece of metal or even the constant rhythm of a didgeridoo.

Instead, it’s probably the Apache cicada you are hearing making a piercing sound that seems not to go away during Arizona summer months.

“(This year) is supposed to be a big year (for cicadas),” said Shaku Nair, entomologist and associate in extension at the University of Arizona Cooperative in Maricopa County.

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