Cicadas 2024 Missouri Time. Brood xix cicadas have been spotted over a much larger geographic area that includes missouri, illinois, louisiana, north carolina, virginia and maryland. This is the only time during the 21st century when two missouri broods emerge in the same year.

The nymphs of annual cicadas remain underground for two to five years, according to the missouri department of conservation. Missouri department of conservation (mdc) forest entomologist robbie doerhoff agrees and told 5 on your side that people aren’t seeing a lot of cicadas yet, with the highest concentration being.