How to handle the cicada invasion, tomato-planting tips, and hanging baskets: This Weekend in the Garden
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Have you heard a loud screeching hum in the yard yet?
Seen any pinky-sized, hard-shelled bugs flying around that look like locusts with bulging, orange-red eyes?
Keep your eyes peeled for the emergence of Brood X of the 17-year cicadas, a remarkable feat of Pennsylvania nature in which a massive quantity of native, locust-like bugs appears for just a few weeks after spending 17 years underground.
While these bugs might look and sound foreboding, there’s no need to cower behind the compost pile.
The cicadas are coming, so get ready to plug your ears | George Weigel
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