Why are the trees buzzing? Get the skinny on Southern Utah cicadas

ST. GEORGE — The trees are alive with the sound of buzzing. A chorus of unique insects calls out to potential mates and fills the air with noisy whirring. The cicada’s unique sound is created when males vibrate a noise-making organ on their bodies called tymbals, according to Cicada Mania. Cicadas are capable of making a […]