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Like it Or Not The Cicadas Are Coming!
 

Are your cooling towers ready for the unwanted flying pests?
 

Cicadas (sometime referred to as locusts) spend most of their life underground feeding on various tree roots within the eastern part of the U. S.  After 13 or 17 years (there are two kinds), Cicadas can emerge from the ground in tremendous numbers and are active for approximately 4-6 weeks while they complete their life cycle.  Although they seem to be much more prevalent in rural areas compared to urban settings, they can be quite the nuisance for cooling tower air intakes, suction strainers, distribution pans and tower sumps.  Because cooling towers operate as giant air scrubbers, sucking in the air surrounding it for cooling purposes, it would follow that these pests (in part or in whole) may be somewhat unwelcome and challenge cooling capacities just as we hit the hottest time of the year! 

Building owners and operating personnel can take preventative measures by consulting now with equipment manufacturer for recommendations on possibly wrapping their cooling towers or air intake areas with wire or screen mesh to keep the energy robbing pests out of the system.  Increasing dispersant's and chemicals biocide, adjusting filtration equipment, more attention to inspections of internal tower areas or strainers and consulting with your water treatment representative are all prudent measures to take into consideration.