redkneck Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 They're out by the billions. The noise is non-stop and they are munching down on my new crepe myrtles! The only good thing is my dogs don't need to be fed much, they really like gobbling these things up all day long. You can shake them off the tree and it will look just like this in less than five minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Never heard of them before......and here I have been complaining about all the may flys we have around here....think I will stick to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Jeepers! Don't have those things around here. Like Joe said, we get mayflies in the spring by the trillions, some years are worse than others. Make a big mess! Anything you can spray on your trees to keep them off there and not hurt the trees at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I'll have to see what I can spray. They generally are safe for trees, but I just planted these nursery trees. Cicadas are out every year, but this is the year of the great southern brood, they hatch every 13 years and come out of the ground by the trillions across the southease with their constant buzzing. They'll breed and die and we'll see thier young ones thirteen years from now. Brood XIX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 baked cicadas are real tasty with a little cajun seasoning on them or just as they are , it's been a long time since i had them , but i know they were tasty , i need to get the baking instructions from my buddy , but i do believe that they have more protien then eggs , thats what he said , once i get the recipe i'll give it to you to try , HAPPY EATING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Maybe a pain to you John, but that's pretty cool from my house! Birdhunter- I'm surprised to see you don't live further south with a menu like that! I wont be stopping over for dinner anytime soon:tooth: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty cool! Cicadas are special IMO...they only come out so many years...there's different types as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty cool! Cicadas are special IMO...they only come out so many years...there's different types as well. If I could pack up a few hundred pounds of this special bug I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 baked cicadas are real tasty with a little cajun seasoning on them or just as they are , it's been a long time since i had them , but i know they were tasty , i need to get the baking instructions from my buddy , but i do believe that they have more protien then eggs , thats what he said , once i get the recipe i'll give it to you to try , HAPPY EATING There's too many chickens and cows in this world for me to eat an oversized fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 cicadas are like fine wine it tastes better with age , i'm sure theres a cook book for them , i wonder how cicada pot pie would taste or cicada gumbo would taste ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 cicadas are like fine wine it tastes better with age , i'm sure theres a cook book for them , i wonder how cicada pot pie would taste or cicada gumbo would taste ?? I'll just say I haven't gotten that hungry yet. Post the recipe up and maybe thirteen years from now when they return times will be much harder and I can dig up this thread. :48: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Strange...they aren't bad at all in my neck of the woods this year John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Strange...they aren't bad at all in my neck of the woods this year John. They're even patchy around here Al. You can go just a few miles west and they're nowhere to be found. Strange how they pop up in spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 They will be back here in a couple years. Our last outbreak was in 2004. I remember them all over Muirfield Country Club at The Memorial that year. Almost made $20 when Ohiobucks dared me to eat one. Thankfully a little girl came up and asked me if she could have it as I was pondering the 3 beers I could buy with the $20. I hear the emerging ones are best to eat. Apparently tasting like a mild potato. You're supposed to eat them before they fill their wings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Yep, that just screams "Hey eat me!"...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Pretty cool! Cicadas are special IMO...they only come out so many years...there's different types as well. Yep! I say the same thing... Its not every year you get to see them! Wont be long and you will have little shells hanging all over everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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