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About the program
Periodical cicadas belonging to Brood X emerged over parts of the Eastern United States in May and June 2021. This brood was first recorded in 1715 and has returned every 17 years since. The 2021 emergence was mapped using iNaturalist and Cicada Safari, a smartphone app that was downloaded by over 197,000 people who submitted over 550,000 photos, making this the largest mapping effort ever conducted for any periodical cicada brood. This presentation will describe the emergence, and what we learned about periodical cicadas.

About Dr. Gene Kritsky

 Dr. Gene Kritsky is Professor of Biology and Dean of the School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University. He received his BA in Biology at Indiana University in 1974 and his MS and PhD in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 1976 and 1977 respectively. He was also a Fulbright Scholar to Egypt in 1981-1982.

Dr. Kritsky is a native of North Dakota and has been teaching at the college level for over 40 years, lecturing on various subjects including entomology, evolution, zoology, general biology, paleobiology, and the history of science. He was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1996 and elected as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America in 2019. His research has attracted national attention with appearances on the ABC Evening News, CBS Evening News, the Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and CNN Science News.  His work has also been featured in U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, Parade, People, Discover, Scientific American, The New York Times, Washington Post, Science News, and many international publications.  Kritsky has published over 250 papers and 10 books.  His 2010 book, The Quest for the Perfect Hive, was nominated for the Ohioana award for the best non-fiction book by an Ohio author in 2011, and his 2015 book, The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt, was a number 1 bestseller for both Egyptology and Beekeeping on Amazon.co.uk. His book, Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition, was published by the Ohio Biological Survey.

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