In this Family Handyman article, Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, discusses why it is harmful to use pesticides on cicadas.
When cicadas emerge, they can be overwhelming, with as many as a million per acre. 
Luckily, they don’t want to be in our homes any more than we want them to be there. Here’s how to eliminate cicadas if they start getting in your home.
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