Is there anyway to get rid of cicadas?

Question

It's a bug that comes around every 17 years and makes so much noise, it is very annoying. I found some of their holes in the ground and poured gasoline and burnt motor oil in them, but there are still thousands of them. You can't hardly walk outside without ear plugs.

Answer 1

hahaha i no they are SOOO loud. ughhh. and annoying and ugly and ew. your idea sounds like a good one but the cicadas are EVERYWHERE. and it would unfortuntly take you FOREVER to get rid of all the cicadas. i wish there was a way....! they will be gone by July 4th though!

Answer 2

Hmmm, I am thinking that if you continue to pour gasoline and motor oil into their holes the tree above will eventually die, the soil will be toxic and your problem will be solved.  Such a  lovely indication of your lack of care for your environment and the creatures we share this earth with...

Answer 3

just got an e-mail saying spraying listerine around your deck and pool will keep misquitos away.  Its worth a try.

Answer 4

You need to get involved with some of its natural enemy.  Many natural enemies probably moved away because of pollution or natural changes in the environment.

" Natural Enemies of Cicadas

Cicadas have several natural enemies, many with unusual habits. Perhaps most spectacular are the cicada killer wasps (Sphecious speciosus) that look like huge yellowjackets and attack the large dog-day cicadas. Other hunting wasps attack smaller cicadas, using paralyzed cicadas to provision nests dug in soil.

Another insect enemy found in eastern Colorado is the large (approximately 1 inch) cedar beetle, Sandalus niger. These develop as parasites of cicada nymphs. Adults emerge in summer. Also, the Mississippi kite, a large predatory bird normally found along the Gulf Coast, has expanded its summer range into the Arkansas Valley, where it subsists almost entirely on cicadas."

Answer 5

silent dogood is quite right

with man killing so many of the insects predators such as birds ,or ground hogs ,gophers,prarie dogs ,raccoons ,

their food multiplies with out restraint

the first sign of eco systems in danger is plagues or insects ,and caterpillars.

Cicadas  are lucky and announce the rain

to kill them will bring you bad luck

and they send bigger cicadas

to get your attention

nature can be noisy at times

that is no reason to start killing nature

Can you kill the sound of the surf

the lions roar in the savanna

or the monkeys howling in a tree

all very noisy things

You cannot go around wasting gasoline on polluting the ground as a further example of mans destructive impulses following other ones.

this question is not really kosher in Environment

try placing it in Politics

they love destruction.

or religion

they are great on burning

you will get more people to agree with you