A Cicada Brood that Last Screeched under George W. Bush Returns This Spring

Millions of red-eyed, singing cicadas will emerge across Ohio this spring

This spring, millions of noisy, red-eyed cicadas from Brood XIV will blanket parts of the United States for the first time since 2008, when George W. Bush was in the White House and Donald Trump was hosting “The Apprentice.”

The bugs come in two varieties, annual and periodical. This year’s cicadas are members of the second largest periodical group after Brood XIX, which surfaced last year in parts of the American Midwest and South. Brood XIV, also known as the Great(er) Eastern Brood, is larger than Brood X, the group that overtook the D.C. region in 2021.

While the District will be spared from this year’s cicada blitz, at least 13 states — including Maryland and Virginia — will be overrun by Brood XIV. Here’s what to know about the tiny, singing insects.

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