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Two groups of periodical cicadas only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years .
Cicada eggs are a food source for oak leaf itch mites, which are "invisible to the naked eye" Each fall, several states have reported outbreaks of the pests.
People are often exposed to the mites while near trees that have been infested with insects that mites feed on.
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