"Unfortunately, we're at the mercy of Mother Nature with these black flies," Liesch said. And there are a few that can bite humans. They can be pests to large livestock, like horses. We have about two dozen to three dozen different species of black flies in the Midwest, Liesch said. So while Wisconsin's big cicada emergence is still a few years away, you may still spot cicadas in the meantime. Another thing that can happen is there are sometimes individuals that pop out of sync, which we refer to as 'stragglers' because they don't keep up with the rest of the group," said Liesch. "We have a bunch of different species in Wisconsin that pop out in those really warm days of summer, during July and August. Leisch assured, we’ll still see and hear plenty of our typical "dog day" cicadas during the warmer days of summer. Liesch recommended traveling to the Lake Geneva area when this brood emerges. Wisconsin's brood - Brood XIII - is the brood we'll see in parts of southern Wisconsin in 2024. "Parts of the Midwest, like Indiana, will have lots of activity and even parts of east-central Illinois will see some of this brood." Although, you don't necessarily have to travel that far if you really wanted to see them," Liesch said. This year's particular group - or "brood" - is referred to as Bbrood X, Liesch said. We've been hearing a lot of stories about the 17-year cicadas or "periodical cicadas," meaning they come out at these very big, long intervals. A periodical cicada lands on an Iris leaf in a garden in Lawrence, Kan., on May 29, 2015.
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