If you were expecting a big cicada brood to appear in Lasalle County this year, that’s not going to happen.
Brood 10 that’s supposed to hatch will be affecting counties in eastern Illinois including Vermillion, Clark, and Crawford.
Illinois Valley Community College Professor of Biology Lauri Carey says when cicadas in large numbers do hatch there is one plant you will want to protect.
She says you should protect small trees because cicadas might lay their eggs in them.
Carey says cicadas like to lay their eggs in smaller branches hence why a small tree is perfect for them.
She also says cicadas like to work quick by finding a mate, laying eggs and the going back underground.