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This year’s cicada invasion will be double trouble

For the first time in more than 200 years, two broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground at the same time. Here's what you should know.
A cicada stands on a wooden surface.

For the first time in more than 200 years, two broods of cicadas—Brood XIX, known as the Great Southern Brood, and Brood XIII, known as the Northern Illinois Brood—will emerge from the ground simultaneously this year.

Hannah Burrack, professor and chair of the entomology department at Michigan State University, answers questions about what you should know about this rare occurrence:

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