Cicadas 2024 Brood Xix. One article from the university of illinois extension stated that brood xix, set to emerge in late may 2024, has a reputation for being the largest emergence of cicadas known. 2024 is a special year for periodical cicadas:

And sofi gratas from georgia public broadcasting spoke with. Brood xix, known as the great southern brood, contains four species of cicadas and emerges only every 13 years.