Chicago-area experts weigh in on how to protect your trees and shrubs from cicadas

Plans are underway at the Morton Arboretum to protect young trees from cicadas, but more importantly to learn from them this spring.

“We’re so excited,” said plant clinic manager Spencer Campbell. “It’s an ecological event, it’s fertilizer for our wildlife here and pollinators that depend on this food source.”“We know that cicadas want soil temperature eight inches deep and to be 64 degrees that start to wake them up; they’re going to start moving at that temperature,” said Campbell. “We know as of today our soil temperature is 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

The last emergence was May 29, 2007. The harmless insect is looking to complete its cycle and create a sight for everyone to see.

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