Cicadas in general, both annual and periodical are less prevalent on the Eastern Shore compared to the rest of Maryland, and most of Delaware has none at all.

We're not sure if it is because of the sandy soil or the higher water table. The cicada are patchy in populations. You will have areas with tons of them and a mile away there will be none. Just anecdotally I have noticed that where I grew up there were lots of older trees and we had many 17-year cicada. Where I live now was farmland for generations with few trees and we had few cicada in the 2004 eruption.

 Maybe you could download the Cicada Safari App or check other online trackers maps once the cicadas start coming out and then maybe take a day trip across the Bay Bridge to enjoy the experience and noise. They generally begin to come out when the soil temperatures reach about 64 degrees 8 inches deep, which in 2004 was around May 13th.

Christine