Trillions of Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in the coming weeks, beginning in late April and ending in mid-May. The cicadas emerge every 17 years and only live for five to six weeks, which is just enough time for them to mate and lay their eggs. 

Brood XIV will emerge near the I-71 corridor, starting near Kenwood and Madeira, then head east towards Clermont and Brown county. They will be most abundant in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. 

Brood XIV will emerge when soil temperatures reach 64 degrees Fahrenheit at a depth of eight inches. Conditions such as greater amounts of rainfall and warmer temperatures could cause the brood to emerge earlier than expected should they occur.