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Let us know when cicadas begin to emerge in your area!
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We are inviting readers to help us in our "Cicada Watch" by calling us at 606-564-9091 or 1-800-264-9091, extensions 270 or 275 or by e-mailing us at mary.kearns@lee.net or marla.toncray@lee.net.
Also, if you want to share your cicada photos, you may e-mail them to stephen.strunk@lee.net and we will post them in our online photo gallery. Make sure photos are sent as jpg attachments.
Cicada Watch reports:
Kevin Dugan, Aberdeen -- Found a cicada as he planted flowers Saturday.
Polly Haggard, Old Washington -- Saw "hundreds" emerging from the ground Saturday.
Marilyn DeAtley, Tuckahoe Road -- Spotted cicadas at her home near Dover.
Jacque Smith, Manchester -- Reported that her porch and a outside wall of her house is covered with shed skins.
Mary Whalen, Augusta -- Said she can hear the song of the cicadas at her home on Tallner Road but has not physically seen them.
Bob Grutza, Maysville -- Snapped a photo with his iPhone of a cicada at his home on Valentine Drive.
Whitney Bowling, Manchester -- The 12 year old found a cicada in the front yard of her Yates Road home on Tuesday.
Carolyn Mason, Quebeck, Tenn. -- Said cicada are in full force in her hometown, began seeing them 2 weeks ago and began hearing them Monday.
Rita Ross, Flemingsburg -- Reports finding at least 200 on trees and shrubbery and in yard. "You can;t walk without stepping on one," she said.
Joyce Zeigler, Plumville -- Found one in her flower bed as she was trimming.
Geneva Rigg, Valley View -- Said her the yard of her Ash Street home is full of cicadas.
Thelma Marshall, Flemingsburg -- Her daughter said the cicadas are "thick," on the house, porch and trees.
Kenneth Buckley, Carpenter Lane -- Reported Friday seeing 10 to 15 cicadas in trees around his home in western Mason County. Buckley said the cicada were small, but out of their shells.
Janie Whisman, Orangeburg -- Said she found cicadas in her garden along the creek on Mount Carmel Road.
Jeff Fulton, Sardis -- Spotted shed skins on the cover of his dad's motorcycle. |
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