Cicada Map Mississippi 2024. The map above shows confirmed presence (cicada symbols) periodical cicada records collected by project collaborators during the current periodical cicada emergence. The south’s natural background music of the summer will start as soon as cicadas, known for their loud songs, emerge across parts of the state.
The historic cicada hatch of 2024 has raised awareness of the singing bugs and people are discovering them in places not previously documented. Adult periodical cicadas from brood xix are now completing its emergence as the brood is out in full force in states across the midwest and southeast, according to cicada.