Cicada the cicada double emergence of 2024 is a highly anticipated natural event that occurs every 17 or 13 years. Your guide to 2024โs rare cicadapocalypse.
A double brood of cicadas will emerge in the midwest and southeast in late april through the middle of may. In 2024, they are expected sometime in may or early june, according to ken johnson, a horticulture educator at the university of illinois.