Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This year they'll be in states such as Tennessee and Kentucky.

Brood XIV, last seen 17 years ago, will emerge this spring, and Southwest Ohio is a target ... but periodical cicadas are found only in eastern North America. They live underground as nymphs ...

Cincinnati will be hit by a noisy, buggy invasion this spring when the 17-year cicadas emerge. This map shows when and where the insects will arrive.