In my last column I wrote about the cicada killer wasp. An extraordinary large wasp that kills cicadas to feed the wasp’s offspring. I think it sparked some interest in insects in general ...

And the roar from the trees is being led by the loudest cicada of them all ... however the constant, sound can have an impact on residents cardiovascular health. “I think it’s less likely ...

Cicada Killer Wasps, also known as Sphecius speciosus ... "The more voices you have, the louder the sound. And this brood that emerges in Chicago is known to be a pretty dense group." ...

The collective panic led AgriLife to make a Facebook post assuring residents the suspects were not murder hornets, but rather, a common large wasp— the Eastern cicada killer. Despite the false ...