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Name the worst insect in the world, and why you consider it so. Tell us why the Lord well could have left off creating such a bug.
Hello! Friends! Thanks to Ron for filling in for me during my trip. It was a good one, and I’ll have more to say about it a bit later.
Meanwhile, news of you and yours will bring us up to date.
Which insect do I find the most annoying? In many places, the mosquito would win the prize.
However, in Southeast Georgia, we have a creature that can rival the mosquito in viciousness and persistence. It will nearly drive you crazy when you get a swarm of them around your head.
Who are they? They are the Sand Gnat! Run! By the way, they are commonly called, “Flying Teeth.”
How’s this lovely description:
So why does it hurt like mad when a gnat takes a meal from your arm or, even worse, your scalp? The secret is in the mouth parts. Sand gnats don’t just puncture your skin like mosquitoes do. Instead they rip it open using sharp cutting teeth located on the mandible. After inserting two sharp, sword-like blades into the skin as anchors, the sand gnat uses the cutting teeth to rip up the skin and get the blood flowing. As if that weren’t enough, the gnat then squirts a chemical into the open wound to inhibit blood clotting. The tiny pool of blood that forms is then sucked up through a straw-like structure called the proboscis. Some human victims have allergic reactions to the chemical and must endure itchy red spots or even swollen welts.
For some unknown reason, our minor league baseball team selected the Sand Gnat as their mascot. Personally, I would not have chosen the critter that most want to obliterate from the planet. But that’s just me.
It absolutely is!
Sounds like an unpleasant fellow!
I remember these critters from a campaign in Statesboro in the early 1970s.
Which bug or insect do you find to be the most annoying? Some are dangerous, and some pesky bugs can threaten health or life, but for now stick with the smallish creatures that distract and aggravate.
I came back from the camp with some chiggers, after tramping, stupidly, through the grass. So this species is not high on my list at the moment. Any surefire home remedies?
Today, share: from the churches, news; from your enlightened mind, views. (That’s a both/and, by the way, not an either/or.)
Surefire home remedies for the chigger? Using Calamine lotion to help stop the itch, is one remedy, but here are some more:
http://www.medicinenet.com/chiggers_bites/page2.htm#treatment
One I was found was to use Listerine, which sounded interesting, but none around here. I think the problem is on the wane, thankfully.
Fly, fly, fly and flies!
Tina, 
Richard, this sounds like one formidable fellow!