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Forestcast


May 5, 2021

Any day now, periodical cicadas will emerge across 15 states stretching from Illinois to New York and northern Georgia.

Two scientists, one who’s tracked the aboveground movements of these cicadas, and another who’s unearthed the belowground impact of these insects, take you inside the many mysteries and forgotten elements of these evolutionary enigmas.

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Scientists:

  • Sandy Liebhold, Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Mac Callaham, Research Ecologist, Southern Research Station, Athens, Georgia

Hey listeners! We're looking for cicada recordings! To be a part of an upcoming episode of Forestcast, record cicadas chorusing around you. In the recording, tell us where you are and who you are. Just record the cicadas on your phone and send the recording to sm.fs.nrsweb@usda.gov.

Produced by the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station.

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