Annual cicadas may not be the only cicadas singing in Mississippi this year. If Brood XIX emerged in your area last spring, ...

"Some people can identify the cicadas to species just by listening to their singing," Portugal said. The 2024 cicada hatch was historic, but for Mississippi, there's a bigger one on the horizon.

Cicada Brood XIV is expected to emerge this ... their call is not as deafening. If you hear insects singing in the daytime during the dog days of summer, it is likely our annual cicadas." ...