> The two broods may only overlap slightly in a small area of central Illinois, meaning there mostly won’t be a larger-than-normal boom in numbers in any one pl

> The two broods may only overlap slightly in a small area of central Illinois, meaning there mostly won’t be a larger-than-normal boom in numbers in any one place It's too bad that for all the headlines making this sound like a biblical plague the reality will be that this summer won't be much different from normal unless you actually care to get to so up close and personal with these bugs that you'll notice differences in species. I'm hoping that they'll at least sound different enough that I can appreciate the variety since I almost never see them crawling or flying.