Invisible flesh-eating mites terrorize DC residents
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A species of flesh-eating mites have emerged to feed on the billions of cicada eggs that were left last spring.
"We wake up at night just scratching," said Cynthia Palmer of Arlington, Virginia, told The Washington Post. "It’s like we have splotches of white paint all over us now that we’re using the calamine [lotion]. The sores are red and swollen, so it’s not pretty." Scientists say the mites have come to feed on the billions of cicada eggs that were left by the creatures when they emerged in the capitol last spring and fall on their unsuspecting victims when they pass under an infested tree.More Related News