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OSU Entomologist Joe Boggs was more than happy to oblige when I asked him to find places cicadas aren't. It took all of one afternoon of driving to find…
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Cincinnati Edition's monthly gardening show is back on Wednesday, live at noon.Our experts will be with us for the full hour taking your phone calls at…
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How do you get kids to engage in the classroom? One way is to build an interactive cicada sound machine that plays the different calls of Brood X. A…
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Our expert, Dr. Gene Kritsky, has devoted a great deal of his professional life to the study of cicadas. But who studied them before him? How did early…
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If you look closely, cicadas do look prehistoric, so how long have they been around and how have they survived so long on our ever-changing planet?What…
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The insects' appearances stretch back 4,000 years, to a time when ancient settlers carved cicadas from jade and put them on tongues of the dead before burial, evoking transcendence and eternal life.
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Before Brood X makes its appearance, Dr. Gene Kritsky shares some of the history of cicada brood emergences in what we now know as the eastern United…
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As we begin our 10-week journey of the 2021 Brood X emergence, Dr. Kritsky and Cory Sharber discuss the very basics of cicadas – what are they, what do…
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Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, kids and bugs-lovers who joined us and Dr. Gene Kritsky for an hour of six-legged fun and inspiration!The…
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This will be the summer of Brood X, the emergence of the 17-year cicadas in trees throughout our area and many parts of the country.WVXU is joining with…