The cicadas are back in Columbia after their last appearance in 1998. After beginning to emerge last week, there will be many more in the weeks to come until they finally die in August. MU entomology professor Bruce Barrett talks about the cicadas in mid-Missouri.
VIDEO: Cicadas emerge after 13 years
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | 8:08 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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