How to protect trees from CICADAS! (expert tips)

Ready or not, the Northern brood of cicadas have begun to wake from their 17-year slumber, according to Chicago-area experts. Here's how you can protect your trees and keep shrubs safe!
NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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[@ashleys7631]

I wish I would’ve known that a month ago that cicadas started ripping into my lime tree several of my lemon trees, hackberries and even some of my tomatoes I have noticed them doing this week. Also, my blueberry that’s where it started with. I am so upset, but hopefully the plants will recover.

[@aestheticedit1]

When can we remove the tule from tree

[@rhondayagey446]

Do they bother plants and shrubs?

[@ashleys7631]

I can tell you that they really like citrus because they tore into every single one of my citrus plants so far except for my kumquat put that in the science report for the 17 year, I spent the last three years growing all of my citrus from seed I’m so upset