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Oviposition Sites And Emergence Habitats Of 13-Year Periodical Cicadas (Brood Xix) In Eastern Virginia, Heather F. Sahli, Stewart Ware
Oviposition Sites And Emergence Habitats Of 13-Year Periodical Cicadas (Brood Xix) In Eastern Virginia, Heather F. Sahli, Stewart Ware
Virginia Journal of Science
While much research has been done on periodical cicadas, apparently no quantitative studies have been carried out to determine the vegetational structure of periodical cicada brood emergence sites or oviposition sites. We determined large tree and small tree densities and dominance in five forest stands which experienced high densities of Brood XIX cicada emergence in 1998. Paired observations were made at one of these sites to determine whether there was a preference for egg deposition in woodland edges versus the forest interior. A list was compiled of all the tree species which exhibited evidence of egg deposition. We found that …