2024 Cicadas Maryland. A young tree in takoma park, maryland, is draped in netting in may 2021 to protect its small branches from being damaged by periodical cicadas laying their eggs in them. Here’s what to expect as cicadas make their debut in a.

For the first time in 221 years, two broods of cicadas that spend the vast majority of their lives underground will emerge, invading backyards in 17 states, including maryland and virginia. This spring, two broods of cicadas will emerge in the midwest and the southeast, in their first.