A state department is urging Ohio residents to check their patio furniture, grills and vehicles for the eggs of an invasive bug that will soon begin to hatch.

Those fighting the spread of the invasive pests ask for the public's help in finding and destroying egg masses.

A recent report of damage to imported bamboo furniture turned up beetles that had been boring galleries in the wood.

Much of the Dayton area had its main 17-year cicada emergence (Brood X) in 2021. Brood X also hits Montgomery and Greene counties, as well as areas to the north, including Clark, Miami, Darke and ...