17-Year Brood X Cicadas Take Over Washington DC

Some love them and some hate them, but the17-year Brood X cicadas are out in full force in the nation's capitol.

Monday, June 7th 2021, 5:27 pm

By: Alex Cameron

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WASHINGTON D.C. -

Billions of 17-year Brood X cicadas have invaded portions of 15 states, including the nation’s capital.

Oklahoma’s Own Alex Cameron is getting reacquainted with them from our exclusive Washington Bureau.

Alex Cameron

Alex Cameron is Griffin Media’s Washington Bureau Chief for both News 9 and News on 6, reporting from our nation’s capital on issues that impact Oklahomans. An award-winning journalist, Alex first joined the News 9 team in 1995, and his reporting has taken him around the world, covering stories in Bosnia, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Seattle, New York and Ukraine. 