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Broods that hatch earlier in spring tend to benefit from occasional warm spells, when caterpillars are abundant and temperatures remain within safe limits.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

"Broods II, III, V, X, XIII, XIV, and XIX have all spun out accelerated populations four years early," Kritsky said.

From Salon • May 11, 2021

Ms. Nott is half of the New Zealand duo Broods with her brother Caleb.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2018

Sit on blankets and listen to music from a mix of local bands, emerging artists and such headliners as Vanessa Carlton, Broods and Buika — three past acts.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2017

Yet around, Something, amidst the dewy calm profound, Broods, never mark'd before.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 471, January 15, 1831 by Various