Daile Dulcine

Cicada 2024 Prediction. Each male cicada has one on either side of its abdomen—thinner, even, than human hair. That’s because 2024 will see two separate batches of periodical cicadas emerge en masse, spread across much of the eastern half of the u.s.

Billions of cicadas are set to surface this spring as two different broods — one that appears every 13 years, and another every 17 years — emerge simultaneously. See how and where dual cicada broods will emerge in 2024.