I think you got bad case of thrips this year.
Olga

Spraying oil in hot weather is likely to burn your foliage. When the Japanese beetles visit my garden, I disbud until they leave. If only your blooms are being affected perhaps you could disbud. Surely such a severe infestation won't last for long.

If you can take and post a good close-up photo I can try to take a shot at identifying them. I've never heard of a thrips that caused physical pain to a human (lots of emotional pain, but not physical pain), but I have no clear idea of what they may be, either.

I actually read an article about thrips today that I found on google. It said that they do bite and can cause itching once they have bitten. The article strongly recommended never taking fresh cut flowers to anyone in the hospital because you may unknowingly be bringing them thrips and causing them to itch a lot. You learn something everyday!!