Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
The spatial distribution of periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim L. and M. cassini Fisher) emergence in 2007 did not match either historical locations of woodlands or the cicadas’ own geography in the 19th and early 20th centuries in DuPage County, Illinois. Cicadas were present in forest areas that had remained above 61 ha throughout historic times, and they were absent from areas which at some point had been reduced below 52 ha by tree removal, mainly for agriculture. Isolation of forest areas also may have contributed to local extinctions. The insects have spread into new, urban woodlands created by residential plantings. Their distribution is associated with the early growth of towns along commuter railways in the eastern part of the county (toward Chicago). A peculiar gap in the main emergence area (encompassing two adjacent cities) may be the result of the cicadas shifting their emergence four years early. An active dispersal on 9–11 June, coinciding with the peak in cicada singing in forested areas, apparently placed scattered small groups of cicadas outside the main emergence area.
Recommended Citation
Strang, Carl A.
2013.
"Geography and History of Periodical Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in DuPage County, Illinois,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 46
(2)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2276
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol46/iss2/5