Brood V Periodic Cicada Emergence Records

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Cicada; West Virginia; Brood V; emergence; Marshall University; citizen science

Brood V is Here!

By providing information in the following survey, you are participating as a citizen scientist in our attempt to better understand periodical cicada populations. For group participation (e.g., classrooms), please contact Jessica Cantrell (Cantrell39@marshall.edu) for more information. We thank you for your contribution!

For help with cicada identification, please refer to this West Virginia University extension article, Cicadas – Are the Brood V coming to a tree near you?

Brood V 17-year Cicada Observation Information

How did you detect the cicada? *

Sight Sound No cicadas were observed

Date of your Cicada Observation *

State *

West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland New York Virginia

County (Observation Location) *

The county in which you observed cicadas

General Location (e.g., road intersection, address) *

Please be as specific as possible. While coordinates are preferred, a detailed location description (including road, miles to nearest intersection, etc.) will allow us to map the observation.

Coordinates *

How abundant were the cicadas? *

Upload Picture or Sound Clip of Cicada *

Max file size: 20MB

Upload pictures of cicadas you observed at the location described in this entry.

Upload Picture of Cicada Habitat *

Max file size: 20MB

Upload your picture of the capture/observation location

Is this the first observation you have contributed to this database? *

Yes No

Comment *

Please feel free to give us information about your observation. For example, did you see burrows in the ground? Did you see exoskeletons along trees? If so, how many? Did you hear cicadas?

May we contact you? *

Yes No

Would you like to participate further in this study? *

Yes No

Name *

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Last

Email *

Address *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

Phone Number *

How did you hear about this survey? *

Facebook Twitter Radio Flier/pamphlet Agriculture extension DNR State Park Friend Other

If other, please describe *

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