The cicada plague in the United States is finally winding down. The red-eyed flying insects, which come out by the billions, if not trillions, in 15 states in the East and Midwest, were a cause of worry for weeks. Because they can go everywhere: trees, doorsteps, sidewalks, cars and even on people who don’t shoo them away.
When they emerge from the soil, they shed their exoskeletons on trees and walls, leaving husks in their wake.