Return of the Cicada Killers

Can't Escape!

I rolled my bike to a stop after this morning's ride and noticed a pair of mating cicada killers on the driveway.

Swarms of these scary looking insects buzzed all around me. I had hoped to leave these pesty bugs behind when we moved to Williamsburg. Apparently not! They're having a party on my front lawn!

Why am I plagued by stinging insects? This spring I mowed my lawn through clouds of ground bees. Red velvet ants meander through my back yard. On bike rides during the past two months I've been stung three times by unidentified culprits who struck so fast they were gone by the time I looked for the source of pain. When I run I'm pelted by biting flies bouncing off my head. I think I'll sit inside for a while.