Cicada Map 2024 South Carolina. Published may 3, 2024 at 4:53 pm edt. The cicadas, which emerge every 17 years, may be tied to a number of bug bites reported in suburban chicago.

The reports farther to the north, especially in illinois, are some reports from landscapers digging who are finding the cicadas, just before they are really ready to emerge in mass waves. Over the next few weeks, trillions of cicadas will emerge.