With just a month left of spring,Brood XIV cicadas are continuously emerging, showing up across parts of the eastern United States. Sightings have been recorded across much ofwestern North Carolina and Tennesseeand into Kentucky and southern Ohio.Cicada enthusiastshave also reported seeing the noisy creatures as far east as Massachusetts. Brood XIV, which emerges once every 17 years, is considered to be among thelargest periodical cicada broods, along withBrood XIX, which emerged in 2024, according to the University of Connecticut. Here's where Brood XIV cicadas have emerged so far this spring. Keeping records of Brood XIV's emergence is Gene Kritsky, a professor at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati and founder of theCicada Safari app. The app allows community members to submit photos and geographical data on cicadas they spot. Sightings logged on the Cicada Safari map include: Western North Carolina – Over 2,300 sightings Greater Cincinnati area, Ohio – Over 2,200 sightings Southwestern Kentucky area – Over 1,100 sightings Eastern Tennessee – Over 700 sightings Louisville, Kentucky area – Over 473 sightings Lexington, Kentucky area – Over 446 sightings Huntington area, West Virginia – Over 200 sightings Cape Cod, Massachusetts – Over 190 sightings Bethesda area, Maryland – Over 50 sightings Morgantown area, Pennsylvania – Over 50 sightings You can keep track of cicada sightings by downloading the Cicada Safari mobile app, visitingwww.cicadamap.msj.edu, orwww.cicadas.uconn.edu/broods/brood_14. According to Cooley, Brood XIV emerges in four patches, including: A large patch stretching from northeast Georgia to southern Ohio A smaller patch in central Pennsylvania Long Island Cape Cod "Both Long Island and Cape Cod populations are unusual for their occurrence on sandy soil," Cooley wrote on his website. Cooley's team keeps a map or log ofthese cicadas. This map shows roughly where Brood XIV was expected to make an appearance this spring, however, experts say it can be tricky to know exactly which counties will have confirmed sightings. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia–the 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Cicada map 2025: Brood XIV has emerged in these states this spring
