Mosquito bites and stings
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melloworca6 said:I have no idea what kind of mosquitoes are out there right now, but they are bloodsuckers like nothing I've ever seen. At first, I actually thought I’d developed some weird allergy to bites because the welts were so massive, and even when I didn't scratch them, they stayed huge. But then I started looking at the people around me and realized everyone is dealing with the exact same thing. I can't tell if it's because of all those heavy-duty pesticides they spray every few days around here, or if some new species has moved into the neighborhood, but the itching is driving me insane and the swelling is ridiculous.
I ended up buying some Off!—even though I absolutely hate coating myself in those chemicals—and now whenever I head out, I make sure I'm covered. Does anyone know if they're particularly bad down by the Mississippi River? It feels totally abnormal.
Total bloodsuckers. One bit me last night right through my long pajamas—got a bump high up on my butt and it's huge, though I'm not even itching it yet.🤷 Is Off! expensive?