Brood 19 Cicadas will soon be making lots of noise in Georgia.  Sightings are already happening and the University of Georgia and University of North Georgia are asking for the public’s help in collecting specimen.

Chattooga County Extension Agent Rebecca Thomas says that  UGA and the University of North Georgia are collaborating on research regarding Brood 19 distribution in Georgia. Georgians willing to collect and submit samples of Brood 19 exoskeletons (the hard shell the cicadas emerge from) and/or dead cicadas may mail the specimens to:

Dr. Evan Lampert

3820 Mundy Mill Road,

Oakwood, Ga. 30566.

Georgians willing to collect and submit cicada samples are asked to contact Dr. Evan Lampert at Evan.Lampert@ung.edu for information on how best to submit their specimens.

Another way to report a Brood 19 sighting is via the iNaturalist app (https://www.inaturalist.org ) . You can download the app onto your smartphone or other devices from the Apple app store or in Google Play.