Cicadas Over, Bed Bugs, Roaches Regain Insect Supremacy

This article was written by Matthew Hampton.

Cicadas — which were mere weeks away from destroying all the important members of humanity back in May — are basically over now, according to The New York Times.
The paper wrote an article Sunday saying the much-vaunted "Brood II" invasion is now "winding down," and that most New Yorkers feel kind of robbed.

Many city residents said they didn't see or hear any cicadas at all, a situation predicted by one bug expert who talked to Patch a couple months back.

"I don't think anybody really expects it to be heavily hit in Manhattan," said Lou Sorkin, of the New York Entomological Society in May. "I don't think it would be too heavy in Queens and Brooklyn, just based on previous history."

Staten Island, according to tracking website magicicada.org, got its fair share of the little winged terrors, but in places like Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan they were largely absent.

The Times wrote that insect experts still think the creepy little buggers had a good year, just not in the five boroughs. 

Anyway, best of luck in 2030, Brood II, here's hoping you last long enough underground to terrorize our children.