Hi! If you are afraid of cicadas like me and were cowering in your house not daring to take a step outside for the last 5-6 weeks, then you should really read this. If you aren’t afraid of them then giving this advice to someone that you know who is afraid of them is okay too.  If we’re already then let’s get started! 

Being indoors in a house is a pretty good strategy to avoid cicadas.  However, have you ever wondered what would happen if a cicada got into your house? Ugh, gives me the creeps just thinking about it. You need a protective fort with an entrance that a cicada can’t get through. You need blankets, a real play tent, pillows and anything else that can cover or block and protect you. What if a cicada does get on the fort or in it? You should probably get a stick or a weapon and keep it close to you, for good measures keep a blanket over your body. Great, now you have shelter. We still need a few more stuff to keep you safe.

Summer is our favorite time to gather with our family and friends and snack outside.  However, during a cicada apocalypse certain food you eat outside is a sure way to attract more cicadas to you.  For that reason, avoid eating sweets or fruit outside. Candy is a very bad snack to have outside because cicadas are attracted to that. Don’t drink lemonade or else your drink will become a cicada pond. What would work would be veggies like broccoli carrots or mushrooms; Cicadas are not attracted to that kind of stuff so you can snack safely.  Not only will these foods avoid cicadas but will make your mom happy for eating healthy…win, win!

The worst color you can wear during a cicada apocalypse is yellow. If this is your favorite color, then I’m sorry, but yellow is a cicada magnet! Picture this you step outside wearing a dress the color of lemon with a brown hat and a blue purse. You start walking and stop by a tree to get shade, and suddenly you feel a cicada is crawling up your leg and then more and more cicadas swarm towards you….ekk!!  Additionally, avoid greens and brown, as those resemble grass and trees, which are cicada haven.  The best colors to wear are purple, red, black, gray, and blue.  I know you’ll be available to find these colors in your closet, that will keep you fashionable yet safe!

Now that you know what to do you’re ready to face the cicadas….well in 17 years that is!  Wish I was armed with this valuable information during May/Jun this summer, so I was equipped to handle the recent cicada invasion. I guess you live, you learn.  Bring it on in 2041 cicada…we are ready for you!