After reading the posts to this thread, I got to looking around my yard. And sure enough, in the backyard, there isn't a single one of these things anywhere on the ground or on a tree/bush/fence/etc. below about two feet in elevation. There isn't even any evidence of cicadas at all in that region! But! From there on up, these bugs are everywhere. That being said, outside of the fence, we have no such cicada free zone.
Now, I am not accusing anybody of anything. However, the lap yapper has probably gained about 2 pounds since they've made their arrival. He hasn't slowed down none, but 2 pounds on a 5 pound dog is a lot of weight. I'm just sayin'.

Nobody owes you anything.