West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson prepares to process a live periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson and his son Oliver Kasson, 9, confirm a periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus is still alive immediately before field processing at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The head of a cicada sits on a table after West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson cut the head and thorax from a live periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus during field processing at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. The fungus is the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, making them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson wears gloves to hold a periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
An intact female periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus is visible at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson, processes periodical cicadas infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson cuts the head and thorax from a live periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus during field processing at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson dissects out fungal tissue from the posterior abdomen of a female periodical cicada infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus during field processing at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. The needle-like ovipositor used for egg-laying is still visible. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
West Virginia University mycology research assistant Angie Macias searches for periodical cicadas infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Massospora cicadina is the only fungus on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Test tubes containing live periodical cicadas infected with the Massospora cicadina fungus are ready for field processing at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson is tracking the fungus, the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine. It takes control over the cicada, makes them hypersexual, looking to spread the parasite as a sexually transmitted disease. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)