Itch-Itch-Itch

It really is that bad! From the local press:

 "Local jurisdictions are ramping up their attacks - from the air and on the ground - against a swarm of mosquitoes that have inundated the Houston area. Mosquito control crews in outlying counties have increased spraying to kill the pesky insects, which over the weekend invaded the area, finally surfacing after a drought-plagued summer. Rain from two weeks ago and warm temperatures created a perfect scenario for mosquito eggs to finally hatch. Now, "black clouds" of mosquitoes are moving across the region. "They're everywhere," said Jim Ryan, director and chief pilot for Brazoria County's mosquito control program. "We knew something might be coming two weeks ago with the rain. We were watching and anticipating. We didn't expect it to be as severe as it is." The county received about 500 calls about mosquitoes on Friday and more than 350 on Monday, Ryan said. One hundred calls is typically considered an outbreak, he said. Officials said September and October are usually the busiest months for mosquito activity, but not this year - until now. They said they haven't seen much activity since last November."

They work their way through clothes and into the car and the house. Rick looks like he has the chickenpox with about 10 bites on his head and red spotted legs. I count 31 bites alone on my legs and Kaat has fortunately only a few which seem to make her angry enough though. I already had to kill a few who had a go at Rick's juicy cheeks - but catching them in the act like that causes another problem as Rick needs to get a little better at his 'gentle touches' - me squashing musquitos somewhat forcefully on his skin does not help! It is also hard to be ladylike at the moment. Am scratching my legs to pieces and Eelco is not home to help with the ones on my shoulders and back -:(