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Periodical cicada years are quite beneficial to the ecology of the region. Their egg-laying in trees serves as a natural “pruning” that results in increased fruit yields in the succeeding years. Their emergence from the ground turns over large amounts of soil, and after they die, their decaying bodies contribute a massive amount of nitrogen to the soil.
