Millions of Cicadas now expected to surface in US after 17 years underground

Soon after  giant hornets threatened to inve  United States creating helines, ar insect swarm is on its way to country. As per reports, millions of 'cicas' will emerge this year after '17-years underground'. While cicas are harmless to humans directly, ir negative effects are likely to include and go beyond  ise y make which is a well-documented nuisance.

As many as 1.5 million cicas per acre may emerge, and people living in Southwest Virginia, parts of rth Carolina and West Virginia could witness this unique phemen, Virginia Tech said in a news release.

Communities and farms with large numbers of cicas emerging at once may have a substantial ise issue, said Eric Day, Virginia Cooperative Extension entomologist in Virginia Tech's Department of Entomology.

Cicas, which are large insects, are kwn to occur periodically. However, upcoming swarm is table even among ir species for long time period among cycles, seemingly on account of keeping ir emergence out of sync with predator cycle. Wher or t y impact humans directly, y are certain to be a dirge on crop plantations.

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Hornet found in Washington state

A few weeks ago one of world's largest hornets, a 2-incher dubbed "Murder Hornet", with an appetite for honey bees, threatened to inve Washington state in huge numbers. While entomologists have me plans to wipe m out, giant Asian insects, with a sting that could be fatal to some humans, are just w starting to emerge from ir winter hibernation.

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hornet was sighted for first time in U.S. last December, when state Department of Agriculture verified two reports near Blaine, Washington, close to Canian border. It also received two probable, but unconfirmed reports from sites in Custer, Washington, south of Blaine.

hornet can sting through most beekeeper suits, deliver nearly seven times amount of vem as a honey bee, and sting multiple times, department said, ding that it ordered special reinforced suits from China. re are also contrasting reports, however, that invasion could be overblown.

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