Will the cicadas hurt your plants?

Cicadas do not hurt garden plants except during egg laying, and even then, they may disfigure a few branches of deciduous trees, but they will not eat your plants like a swarm of locusts. Many people confuse cicadas with locusts, and I think that's why they believe that cicadas will hurt their plants.

Are cicadas harmful to trees?

Cicadas don’t cause damage to trees by chewing leaves like other insects do. Instead, the damage is caused because they lay their eggs in grooves in the branches of trees. Cicadas are technically parasites of the trees, and they need the trees to survive throughout their entire life cycle, so killing trees is not in the cicadas best interest.

Will cicadas eat my vegetable garden?

Cicadas only feed on woody perennials, so vegetable and/or strawberry crops are not at risk . Farmers and gardeners who have young plantings of blueberries, brambles, and fruit trees have plants that are potentially vulnerable to cicada injury.

What plants will cicadas eat?

Cicada are known for drinking xylem from tree roots (as nymphs) and branches & twigs (as adults), however, when they are small they must rely on grasses, and possibly other small plants for nourishment.