Thank God! I just told someone on here last week that they weren’t bad by me. Then yesterday when I took my dog out at lunch there were a bunch flying around my apartment when they were barely noticeable before. Guess I’m not going outside much for a couple weeks!
I’ve noticed this as well. My office is on the fourth floor of a big building in Downers Grove and they’re dive bombing my window all day now. And starting this week I usually hit at least two with my windshield on my drive home.
Yeah, it's been bad in Downer's Grove, but it's getting better. I live in Westmont and it really feels like there are fewer of them and they aren't so damned loud anymore. I say two more weeks and they'll be gone.
I wonder if we're in the same building, because they've been absolutely everywhere! I went out last week to sit and there were so many that I couldn't stay out there! Went back inside and one crawled up the back of my neck 🤢. In Lombard though by comparison, not that many.
Ya, I’m in HF as well and while there’s still a lot of them, it’s like an order of magnitude quieter now than it was a week ago.
Sitting in my back yard my smart watch would warn me about being in a loud environment and damaging my ears the cicadas were so loud.
Yeah I saw them on May 17th and I was hiding in my house ever since. It got even worse when they started to fly. In about two weeks they should be mostly gone from where I am
So this week marks week 4 and supposedly that's their lifespan lol seeing lots of dead ones on the ground and they don't seem to be as loud as they were a couple weeks ago, even on a hot day like today.
We found one dead one on our back porch. That's all we've had and can't hear any either. I did have to drive down 290 through brookfield a few times and there were so many you could see them flying all around the highway.
Youre all wrong. You dont understand. they are a wonderful spectacle of nature. They are generational. If you remain you will only see them 4-5 times in your life. they are transitional. In the last three months we have had a solar eclipse, the Aurora down here, and Cicadas. Its a wonderful show.
Glenview is definitely picking up. I ride my bike north on Harlem in between Metra stations and those bushes/trees on the path are loaded with them now. Wasn’t like that the past few weeks.
I was leaving out yesterday morning and saw a bird just swoop in and eat one. Naperville area is still pretty active with them, I'll be glad when they go away, I can't remember them being this bad last time, I was also more out south then too.
The parking lot at my job looks like a war zone. Cicada bodies everywhere! In the Lombard/Carol Stream/Glen Ellyn area. I’d say probably 50% less flying around when compared to last week but this is almost worse
Riverside checking in…definitely on a downward trends. At the height you couldn’t See the sidewalk for long stretches. It returning to normal. Can’t wait to un-bag my trees
it is absolutely terrible here in MG. pest control came to take care of bees in our deck and they said we’ve had the most they’ve seen ever, and the company is based out of elgin 😭
Were they more active(flying around more) before they started dying off? Because the ones near the airport are going crazy these days
Yep. They’re finally flying with some semblance of control which, in my area, means they’re near their end of life.
Thank God! I just told someone on here last week that they weren’t bad by me. Then yesterday when I took my dog out at lunch there were a bunch flying around my apartment when they were barely noticeable before. Guess I’m not going outside much for a couple weeks!
I’ve noticed this as well. My office is on the fourth floor of a big building in Downers Grove and they’re dive bombing my window all day now. And starting this week I usually hit at least two with my windshield on my drive home.
Yeah, it's been bad in Downer's Grove, but it's getting better. I live in Westmont and it really feels like there are fewer of them and they aren't so damned loud anymore. I say two more weeks and they'll be gone.
I think they’re finally going away in this area, noise is much quieter these past couple days and haven’t been seeing many flying around.
I wonder if we're in the same building, because they've been absolutely everywhere! I went out last week to sit and there were so many that I couldn't stay out there! Went back inside and one crawled up the back of my neck 🤢. In Lombard though by comparison, not that many.
lol maybe, Highland Parkway? They’ve been swarming the front door, it’s disgusting.
You're farther down, I'm in the Esplanade buildings. They hit the windows here and the thud sound they make is nasty.
Bullshit! Those mfers are everywhere!!
They’re higher up now, and the noise is slowly getting quieter, at least where I am near I-80/294
lol, I’m by idlewild, hundreds on my deck, still loud AF and landing on me
That’s too bad. Shouldn’t be too much longer though. Hang in there
The cicadas in Downers Grove are getting quieter and slower.
Ya, I’m in HF as well and while there’s still a lot of them, it’s like an order of magnitude quieter now than it was a week ago. Sitting in my back yard my smart watch would warn me about being in a loud environment and damaging my ears the cicadas were so loud.
I am done with them. They need to die right now
Living near a forest preserve and it has been 94 decibels loud for the past couple weeks. This week has thankfully been a bit quieter.
What about Second Cicadas?
I don't think he knows about second ~~breakfast~~ cicadas, Pip.
Those are just the annual ones. They aren’t anywhere near as bad as the ones we have now
Right there aren’t as many and they stay way high in the trees.
The green ones? They're smart enough to just be heard instead of seen.
How long since you first seen them? Seen them on May 17th so I hope they are finally dying. Want to be able to enjoy being outside again lol
Yeah I saw them on May 17th and I was hiding in my house ever since. It got even worse when they started to fly. In about two weeks they should be mostly gone from where I am
So this week marks week 4 and supposedly that's their lifespan lol seeing lots of dead ones on the ground and they don't seem to be as loud as they were a couple weeks ago, even on a hot day like today.
They’re probably going to start stinking soon. There’s hundreds of carcasses at the base of trees
I mowed over a bunch of carcasses around the base of a tree and it smelled like rotting garbage.
That I'm not looking forward to, I grew up in the city and didn't experience this in 2007 lol. I imagine it was worst before.
Bummer. I enjoyed them while they were singing at their loudest. Probably won't hear that level of cicada music again in my lifetime.
I think I'm lucky that I haven't seen a single cicada in my area, hearing all your stories, it sucks
We found one dead one on our back porch. That's all we've had and can't hear any either. I did have to drive down 290 through brookfield a few times and there were so many you could see them flying all around the highway.
The thought of there being that many cicadas is ew to me, especially if my car hits a lot of them on the highway
None way south in Bourbonnais/Kankakee. I’m in the city this week and finally saw my second of the year middle of downtown of all places.
Many NW Fox River suburbs have nearly none, I haven't seen one until I traveled to McHenry
I biked from Elgin to Aurora and there were none en route
I biked from Algonquin to Hebron and there were some once you get past Crystal lake, also that sounds painful
Just left meijer now Flossmoor n they were n the store 🥴
Thank everything it’s almost over!
A few weeks of those property taxes and they were done for.
Youre all wrong. You dont understand. they are a wonderful spectacle of nature. They are generational. If you remain you will only see them 4-5 times in your life. they are transitional. In the last three months we have had a solar eclipse, the Aurora down here, and Cicadas. Its a wonderful show.
Can’t wait for them to go back down into the fucking ground where they belong
Up next is the rivers turning to blood
Blood donation shortage solved!
I could hear them through the Amtrak car in Glenview today and watched dozens swarm amongst the tree branches
We’re definitely pretty wild with cicadas in Glenview right now.
Glenview is definitely picking up. I ride my bike north on Harlem in between Metra stations and those bushes/trees on the path are loaded with them now. Wasn’t like that the past few weeks.
Currently in Wheaton they transcend all experience.
Wheaton is at it’s peak cicada right now
Time for the green ones!
I was leaving out yesterday morning and saw a bird just swoop in and eat one. Naperville area is still pretty active with them, I'll be glad when they go away, I can't remember them being this bad last time, I was also more out south then too.
The solar cover of my pool is currently covered with dead cicadas. Hoping that means the end is near.
saw a ton down at Coyote Run last weekend!!!
Same in Deerfield. I’m seeing dead ones everywhere. To the point that it’s attracting flies.
The parking lot at my job looks like a war zone. Cicada bodies everywhere! In the Lombard/Carol Stream/Glen Ellyn area. I’d say probably 50% less flying around when compared to last week but this is almost worse
Riverside checking in…definitely on a downward trends. At the height you couldn’t See the sidewalk for long stretches. It returning to normal. Can’t wait to un-bag my trees
Crazy. I've literally seen zero up here in Wauconda. Got to experience them in Vernon Hills and Libertyville though.
They were awful when I was in the Willowbrook area. It’s probably the worst I’ve seen it.
I agree the last 2 days they are dying off. The ones on my plants are mostly dead or gone. Even the sound is going down. Thankfully.
Yay!!
I wish they were around more often I think they’re cool and love the noise they make.
Seem to be quieting some in Arlington Heights.
it is absolutely terrible here in MG. pest control came to take care of bees in our deck and they said we’ve had the most they’ve seen ever, and the company is based out of elgin 😭
I'm gonna miss em
:(
Yay! I’ve been waiting to hear this!
Elk Grove is going crazy. Breaking eardrums at the moment.
Loser behavior to hate the bugs. It's like getting mad at an eclipse because it's dark outside. This is a rare natural event! Enjoy it!
Fuck the cicadas
Pull your head out of your butt
Um, some people have phobias. You can’t control it.
gotta say... i admire them. indiscriminate sex, with absolutely no consequences. kinda like the early '70s. sorta.