02.23.2024

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🪲 The cicadas are coming

Everything you need to know about the 2024 cicada super brood

Dozens of cicadas sit on the branch of a tree

Cicadas prefer oaks, willows, maples, and ash trees. | Photo via Gene Kritsky

Are you ready for swarms of cicadas to take over a 16-state area?

It’s rare, but occasionally two broods emerge at the same time. Brood XIII (comprising cicadas that emerge every 17 years) and Brood XIX (13-year cicadas) will both reproduce this spring.

Did you know? The last time Broods XIII and XIX emerged simultaneously was 1803.

Enter: the super brood

Does this mean the two broods can reproduce with each other? Will that result in even more cicadas during their next emergences?

We spoke to Dr. Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, to find out. He let us know that since “the broods do not have a wide area of overlap” it is unlikely that they will reproduce with each other. However, he noted, “If there was an overlap, it could satiate the predators more quickly, resulting in generally more offspring from each brood.”

A gif showing the difference between one cicada brood emerging in the south and both emerging in the south and through Illinois and Wisconsin. — Brood XIII (aka Northern Illinois Brood) joins Brood XIX (the Great Southern Brood).
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Map via Gene Kritsky, gif created with Knight Labs

What this means

The good news? While it’s possible for overlap to occur near our city, it’s unlikely we’ll see more cicadas due to the super brood.

However, Brood XIX is coming. Cicadas usually emerge when the soil hits 64 degrees. Currently, our soul is at ~50 degrees.

In other words, we’re close to the event these cicadas have been waiting over a decade for.

The Cicada Safari map shows 8 sightings in Louisville, KY — And so it begins.
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Screenshot via Cicada Safari courtesy of Gene Kritsky

How you can help

Cicada Safari needs you to track cicada spottings. Mapping cicadas helps experts understand when broods may emerge. Per Dr. Kritsky, it also led to a discovery “that some 17-year cicadas can emerge four years early and may form a new brood.”

Download the free app to track cicada spottings and submit your own photos.

Look for cicadas where there are trees, full sun, and low vegetation. Think: Central Park and Cave Hill Cemetery.

Asked

How often do cicadas emerge to mate?

A. Every 221 years
B. Every 17 years
C. Every 13 years
D. It depends on the brood

Learn something today? Prove it.

Events

Friday, Feb. 23

2024 USA Gymnastics Winter Cup | Friday, Feb. 23 | 1:30-4 p.m. | Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S. 4th St., Louisville | $20-$25 | Watch elite gymnasts compete for the Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup.
LPM Brew With You | Friday, Feb. 23 | 4-7 p.m. | West 6th Nulu, 817 E. Market St., Ste. 101, Louisville | Free | Sip some suds with personalities from Louisville Public Media, like Laura Shine and Kyle Meredith.

Saturday, Feb. 24

“Spin” | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Ten20Brewery, 1020 E. Washington St., Louisville | $5-$10 | Shop from dealers across the region selling vinyl, 45s, CDs, DVDs, and more — early bird tickets get you in at 9 a.m.
An Ode to Black Women in the Arts | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 5 p.m. | Kentucky Center for the Arts, 501 W. Main St., Louisville | Free | Listen to a panel discussion featuring local Black women artists like Hannah Drake + enjoy live musical performances.
AfterGlow: A Late Night Silent Disco | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 10 p.m.-2 a.m. | Vernon Lanes, 1575 Story Ave., Louisville | $10 | Hear three local DJs spin tunes at this silent disco.

Sunday, Feb. 25

Hanging Moss Art | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 2 p.m. | Pretty Decent, 2235 Frankfort Ave., Ste. 107, Louisville | $45 | Sip drinks while you design a piece of living art work using preserved moss.
Family Birding at Shawnee with Raptor Rehab | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 2-4 p.m. | Shawnee Golf Clubhouse, 460 Northwestern Pkwy., Louisville | $5 | Learn about birds of prey, then go birding to spot some in the wild.

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News Notes

Real Estate

Some Louisville tenants may get the option to split rent payments into two. Local property management company Beacon/SOCAYR has introduced rent splitting at five of its locations, thanks to software from California-based company The Flagstone Initiative. (The Courier Journal)

Health

The Norton Neuroscience Institute is becoming one of the top programs in the nation for administering Lecanemab, an Alzheimer’s drug that works to slow the disease’s progression. Currently, the institute is treating ~70 patients with the drug, with ~30 more to follow. (The Courier Journal)

Try This

The Louisville Free Public Library and Derby City Wrestling will partner to host “Reading & Wristlocks” on Friday, March 22 at the Southwest Regional Library. The free event will feature Derby City Wrestling stars who will read to kids, take photos, and sign autographs before competing.

Real Estate

Going, going... not gone yet. A 29-acre, 18,000-sqft mansion in Prospect will be auctioned off on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. The starting bid? $1. View the home. (WDRB)

Outdoors

This week, Mayor Craig Greenberg officially announced a $1 million grant from the EPA for a Rubbertown area toxic emissions project. The EPA also awarded ~$500,000 to the Parks Alliance of Louisville for Alberta Jones Park to implement a park community council + an equity study. (WHAS 11)

Sports

Looking for a Louisville football 2025 recruiting update? Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews and more from local experts of the Louisville Cardinals with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

Giveaway

Calling all wanderers: This is your final chance to enter our Fly Away Friday Giveaway, in partnership with Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF). One lucky winner will walk away with two round-trip airline tickets out of SDF — enter here.*

Arts

Experience love, passion, and tragedy during Louisville Ballet’s breathtaking production of the timeless Shakespeare classic “Romeo & Juliet” at The Kentucky Center from March 1-2. Don’t miss out — reserve tickets to Louisville Ballet’s final show of the 23-24 season.*

Finance

These four credit cards offer 0% intro APR for up to 18 months — meaning that when life piles up (unexpected tax payments, medical appointments, picking up the bill for the whole table at Le Relais...) — you could have almost two years to avoid interest charges.*

Eat

Tired of the same old, same old? Get meal planning tips — like family-friendly meals under $10, easy one-pan recipes, and products + recipes by dietary lifestyle (think: gluten-free, keto-friendly, and more).*

Trending

Serial thrifters 🤝 Sherlock Holmes wannabes

Louisville thrift shoppers are on the hunt for this missing artwork

A framed portrait of a young girl in a white dress

The portrait is of great sentimental value to its original owners. | Photo credit to Cellar Door Estate Sales

Calling all Derby City detectives. A framed portrait has gone missing after being mistakenly donated to a Goodwill in St. Matthews — and there’s a reward for its return.

Cellar Door Estate Sales says the missing artwork, which depicts a young girl wearing a lace-collared white dress, has “very little monetary value” but is of great sentimental importance to the owners.

It was accidentally donated to the St. Matthews Goodwill on Valentine’s Day, but has since been moved to another Goodwill location, possibly the Preston Highway Outlet. There is a $300 reward for the picture’s return, and a citywide hunt has ensued to return the portrait to its proper home.

Louisvillians on Facebook have reported sightings at numerous Goodwill locations all over town, but the portrait has yet to turn up.

Think you’ve spotted the missing picture? Get in touch with Cellar Door Estate Sales and let them know.

The Buy

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Chips and salsa, because honestly, is there a better snack? Sobremesa’s salsa is well worth the chip dip with flavors including layered, complex Mole Poblano + spicy Smoky Salsa Oaxaqueña.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
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From the editor

Did you love today’s piece on the missing Goodwill painting? So did I, but it wasn’t written by me — that one is courtesy of LOUtoday’s newest City Editor, Declan, who’s currently in training. There’s more where that came from: Soon enough they’ll be providing you with exciting LOU news everyday.

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