When Katie Henson’s mom and grandmother visited from California to move her into her North Carolina apartment, she decided to take them bird watching at a lake near the Research Triangle. It was her first time summer birding in the state, and she figured the only outdoor variables she’d have to deal with were the heat and humidity.
What she didn’t expect were the bugs.
“You could not walk two feet without mosquitoes covering your arms and legs,” Henson said. “We went out in, like, shorts and tank tops, completely unprotected with any manner of bug spray. And instantly, I knew that we had made a grave mistake.”….
Excerpt from a WUNC segment by Adithi Ramakrishnan
