Udat kin mek da lawd nɔys de na nɛt? Lɛ wi lan bɔt sikada!

Yu dɔn ɛva yɛri wan strenj lawd nɔys we de kɔmɔt na yu gadin, mɔ na ivintɛm? I tan lɛk se na smɔl mashin de rɔn. Bɔku tɛm, di pɔsin we de mek dis nɔys na insɛkt we dɛn kɔl sik. Pan ɔl we yu nɔ go yɛri bɔt dis nem, dɛn kin si dis animal bak na wi kɔntri. Bɔt nɔ wɔri, apat frɔm dis nɔys, bɔku tɛm sikada na tin dɛn we nɔ de du bad. Lɛ wi tɔk smɔl bɔt dis strenj padi tide.

Udat na dɛn sika dɛn ya?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, sikada na wan famili we gɛt insɛkt dɛn we kin kɔmɔt insay di sɔmma. Di izi we fɔ no dɛn na di lawd nɔys we di man dɛn de mek. As fɔ di we aw dɛn luk, ɛni kayn siked kin difrɛn pan saiz ɛn kɔlɔ. Bɔt in jɔnal, dɛn kin tan lɛk dis.

Wan wɔndaful layf saykl!

Di layf saykl fɔ sikada rili wɔndaful. Di uman kin yuz in bɔdi we gɛt spayk fɔ mek smɔl ol dɛn na di tik dɛn branch dɛn ɛn le in eg dɛn insay. di nimf dεm we de kכmכt frכm dεn eg dεm ya de fכl dεn wan dεm na grכn, go כnda grכn εn bigin dεn layf. Imajin, dɛn nimf ya de liv ɔnda grɔn fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm, ɛn dɛn de sok di wata we de kɔmɔt na di tik dɛn rut.

We di tɛm rich, dɛn yɔŋ wan dɛn ya kin kɔmɔt na grɔn ɛn klaym pan tik ɔ tik we de nia de. Na de dɛn kin shed dɛn skin-layk kɔva (molting) ɛn kɔmɔt as wing, smɔl smɔl tin dɛn. Yu go mɔs dɔn si dɛn bare spayna dɛn ya we de tay pan tik dɛn.

Afta sɔm dez we dɛn dɔn machɔ pan mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, di man dɛn kin bigin fɔ kɔl dɛn fambul kɔl. Dis na rili dɛn inviteshɔn fɔ mek dɛn mared . Afta di uman dɔn mared, i kin le eg. Sɔm spisis kin le 600 eg insay dɛn layf. We dɛn dɔn kɔmɔt na grɔn as nimf, dɛn kin liv fɔ shɔt tɛm, lɛk tri to 4 wiks.

Wetin na di men kayn sik dɛn?

Pan ɔl we bɔku kayn sik dɛn de, dɛn kin sheb dɛn mɔ to tu grup dɛn.

1. Annual Cicadas: Dɛn gi dɛn nem so bikɔs pan ɔl we dɛn pikin dɛn kin de ɔnda grɔn fɔ tu to fayv ia, wan grup kin kɔmɔt na grɔn ɛvri ia. Dis na di sikada dɛm we dɛn kin si ɛvri ia we dɛn kin si na wi kɔntri. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gɛt grɔn, brawn, ɛn blak kɔlɔ.

2. Periodical Cicadas: Dis na di kayn we we rili wɔndaful. Dɛn pipul ya kin de ɔnda grɔn fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm, sɔntɛnde fɔ 13 ɔ 17 ia , dɔn dɛn kin kɔmɔt na grɔn insay bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn wan tɛm. Dis na wan pan di tin dɛn we de apin na di wɔl we rili wɔndaful. Bɔt na Nɔt Amɛrika nɔmɔ dɛn kin si dis . Dis kayn tin nɔ de na wi kɔntri. Bɔku tɛm, na smɔl animal dɛn we gɛt blak bɔdi ɛn rɛd yay.

Wi de geht eni trobul wit cicadas?

Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. Pan ɔl we di sawnd we sikada de mek kin mek yu vɛks smɔl, i nɔ de ambɔg pipul ɔ animal dɛn we yu kin mɛn lɛk yu dɔg ɔ pusi.

• Cicadas no de bit pipul.
• Dɛn nɔ gɛt pɔyzin.
• Dɛn nɔ de skata sik dɛn bak.

So if sikada bit yu, no rizin nɔ de fɔ mek yu fred. Di krichɔ nɔ go du yu bad.

Bɔt dɛn kin gɛt smɔl impak pan tik dɛn. We di uman dɛn de put dɛn eg pan di tik dɛn branch dɛn, dɛn kin mek smɔl damej pan dɛn branch dɛn de, mɔ di nyu plant dɛn, smɔl smɔl plant dɛn ɛn tik dɛn.Dɛn kin fil dis ifɛkt mɔ.

So wetin wi de du?

Bikɔs sikada na pat pan di ikɔsistɛn, i nɔ fayn fɔ tray fɔ kil dɛn. Speshali, yu fɔ avɔyd fɔ yuz kemikal peshɛnt sayd. Dis kin ambɔg nɔto jɔs di sika dɛm, bɔt i kin ambɔg ɔda bɛnifit insɛkt dɛm lɛk bi ɛn bɔtaflay, ɛn animal dɛm lɛk bɔd dɛm we de it dɛn animal ya.

Jɔs tek kia smɔl fɔ di smɔl smɔl tik dɛn we yu jɔs plant na yu gadin.

• Dɛn kin kɔba dɛn kayn tik dɛn ya wit nɛt ɔ chiz klos we di saykada bɔku. Dis go mek di uman dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ le eg na di branch dɛn.
• If yu kɔt ɛn pul smɔl smɔl branch dɛn we dɔn pwɛl bikɔs yu le eg, dat kin ɛp fɔ ridyus di sik dɛn we go kam tumara bambay.
• If yu de plant nyu tik dɛn, i go fayn fɔ wet te di lawd nɔys we di sika dɛn de mek dɔn stɔp ɛn plant dɛn we di sɔmda dɔn.