Are there any cicadas (locusts) around you right now?? Where do they come from?

Question

They are crazy right now in Kentucky! You cant hear anyone when you go outside It's the most annoying sound! i think they're goint to eat me alive!! Anyone know much about them? apparently they go away and come back every few years?? Any info would be great :)

Answer 1

no, but they were around last year. they come from the ground, they come about late may,Adult cicadas do not sting or bite humans, and they do not carry diseases,they can harm young trees when female cicadas lay their eggs.