Locust 2024 Map. In the map below, positive (presence) records of brood xiii are represented by upwards facing cicadas,. The blue map dots denote brood xiii cicadas and the red dots are areas where brood xix has emerged in the past.
Billions of cicadas are expected to emerge in 2024. Heavy wind and rain may be triggering widespread, synchronized desert locust outbreaks in key breadbasket regions of the world, new research shows.
