CICADAS PREP FOR ONSLAUGHT.(News) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: April 24, 2004| Author: Wood, Roy | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Roy Wood Post staff reporter

Signs of the tri-state's impending cicada invasion are starting to pop up.

In the past few days, residents have started to find tiny mud chimneys sprouting in their yards, but the region's foremost cicada expert said that's due to a week of soaking rain rather than an indication the noisy critters will be appearing earlier than expected.

"It doesn't mean they're emerging," said Gene Kritsky, a professor of biolo...