Three species occur in Brood XIX and, to the casual observer, all look much alike. Ovipositing female cicada. Note damage to wood of the stem at oviposition sites behind the female. A well-established population of Brood XIX exists along the Chattahoochee River in the vicinity of Goat Rock Dam in eastern Lee County. Emergence of adults of this population on schedule in spring of 1985 provided the opportunity to observe and record habits, activity, and development of these cicadas.
Findings are as follows.
The population at Goat Rock was first detected and examined on May 9. Activity had already begun. According to local residents, emergence and singing began about 10 days earlier, April 29 to May 1. Mating was observed the next day, May 10, and oviposition was in full swing by May 13. Rows of cicada eggs inside hardwood twig.