Brood X Cicadas Mating & Making Egg Nests
Watch this video to see Brood X cicadas mating and two females laying eggs in the slits they created in the branches of a red maple tree and an abelia shrub.
Brood X Cicadas Mating and Creating their Egg Nests
After mating, a female cicada finds tender twigs or branches (usually the size of a pencil) in which to lay her eggs. As many cicadas flew to trees like oaks, maples, cherries, redbuds, and dogwoods to find suitable twigs, this female chose a branch on an Abelia bush about five feet off the ground.
Adaptive Vegetable Gardening
Learn about adaptive approaches necessary as response to climate change for home vegetable gardening. These include general steps for reducing the garden’s carbon footprint, such as minimizing the use of power equipment and purchased fertilizers, building soil health, and conserving water.]
Cicadas Stop to Smell the Roses
Stop to smell the roses–but look before you do!
Brood X Cicadas Attempting to Molt: Success and Failure
Not every cicada is successful . . .
TREE: Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip-Poplar)
Tried and True Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Click on images for larger views and captions. Common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region, Tuliptree is aptly named from the shape of its flowers and …