ANNAPOLIS â 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.
âDepending on how warm it gets is how soon weâll see them,â said Gaye Williams, an MDA entomologist.
And when they do emerge, itâs going to be epic.
âThere will be hundreds of thousands, if not millions,â she said of the insect, which most will remember from the carpet of crunchy shells left behind in years past.