Growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida since 1959 at age 9, I really don't remember seeing love bugs until about 1975. I can remember that because that year I rode a motorcycle the entire year to work and everywhere else, I didn't own a car.
The love bugs at that time were not scattered about, but formed large black clouds visible from a distance. I remember very vividly going out on a Sunday ride in the country and seeing that black cloud up ahead and wondering what it was. My face mask and clothing soon found out. I made a u-turn and headed back home to clean up after that. We really didn't have them in town, I lived in Largo, that's between St. Pete & Clearwater, but only when I was out in the country that day.
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