ANNAPOLISÂ â If you live in Cecil or New Castle counties get ready for an insect phenomenon seen every 17 years.
Experts from the Maryland Department of Agriculture and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension say the magicicada septendecim is only seen for a few weeks every 17 years and it starts in May.
"Depending on how warm it gets is how soon we'll see them," said Gaye Williams, an MDA entomologist.Â
And when they do emerge, it's going to be epic.
"There will be hundreds of thousands, if not millions," she said of the insect, which most will remember from the carpet of crunchy shells left behind in years past.