Homeowners in Chicago have wrapped small trees in their yards with mesh netting to protect trees from cicadas laying eggs, causing short-term damage.
Female cicadas can harm young trees with small branches by making slits to lay up to 600 eggs, temporarily impacting tree health.
Trees under six feet with pencil-size branches can benefit from wrapping until cicadas are gone, maintaining their form within a month or two after netting removal.
Most trees and shrubs will recover from cicada damage without protection, bouncing back after the periodical cicadas are no longer present.
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