Garden Variety

BONUS: Cicadas

By Charity Nebbe,

Published May 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT

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For the first time in 200 years, two large groups of periodical cicadas are emerging at the same time. In this bonus episode of Garden Variety, Charity talks with University of Iowa biology professor Andrew Forbes about all things cicada.

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