Love Bugs

[golf2140]

Spotted my first Love Bug of the season yesterday. Get ready, it's daily car wash season.:swear:

[redwitch]

I saw my first pair about 2-3 weeks ago and none since. Maybe we'll be lucky and it will be another mild season of the things. And, yes, I STILL hate them!

[Shimpy]

Spotted my first Love Bug of the season yesterday. Get ready, it's daily car wash season.:swear:

Remember, May and September, Love Bug season. I'm told by a good friend but haven't tried it, that hydrogen peroxide takes them right off without damaging the paint.

[Donna2]

Just curious. We are planning on moving down there in the very near future and I was wondering if we should keep our power washer. We use it for cleaning the house siding and sometimes for the vehicles. Might come in handy for love bugs?
So many decisions on what to bring with us and what to get rid of.

[Donna2]

Oh, we use WD 40 on the front of our vehicles. It takes the bugs off and leaves a nice coat so bugs don't really sink into the paint.

[Shimpy]

I'm closing Monday and am bringing my pressure washer. Its great for cleaning driveways, walks, siding and Love Bugs.

[redwitch]

Powerwashing is pretty much an annual event for all houses here. So, bring it down. It might even come in handy if you happen to drive into a few love bugs. They are gross little things, aren't they?

[golf2140]

Just curious. We are planning on moving down there in the very near future and I was wondering if we should keep our power washer. We use it for cleaning the house siding and sometimes for the vehicles. Might come in handy for love bugs?
So many decisions on what to bring with us and what to get rid of.

I don't think a power washer is needed. You just have to get them off you car ASAP

[Donna2]

I don't think a power washer is needed. You just have to get them off you car ASAP

I think Shimpy made sense. Driveways, walks. It is something hubby likes to do.

[Pturner]

Are those other bugs gone yet? The ones peep posted about earlier this Spring that were sometimes mistaken for love bugs?

[K9-Lovers]

Okay, I'm new here and don't know what the "love bugs" are so help me with a little more description. Today I thought I saw some pollen falling from some blooming trees, but it turns out they were tiny white almost invisible little bugs that once in a while take a teeny bite of my skin. Are those the love bugs?

[chuckinca]

Don't think so - love bugs are generally two black bugs each about a quarter inch long and in the act of reproducing.

Was told to spray Pam on the front of car to combat the love bugs.

Your white bugs sound like "no see ums" baby mosquitoes

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[jblum8156]

Haven't seen any more of them. They didn't look anything like love bugs. My exterminator said they were gnats. All the ones I saw were already dead.

[GypsySooners]

We've been dealing with Love Bugs for over 20 years now and there is one, best, way to remove them.

Keep a package of 'dryer sheets' in the car. Yes, those little sheets of thin paper you put in the clothes dryer to soften clothes.

Wet your car down and wet the sheet. They'll remove the bug and residue with no effort. They work on metal, chrome, glass and plastic equally well without harming the finish.

Now if you use them on the windshield it's going to be like you used 'rainex'. In a way it's good but in a way not so good. Try it on a small section and see what you think before doing the whole windshield.

[Army Guy]

That is why I am not bringing my Harley down to keep at TV till July. The little devils will be long gone by then!

Army Guy

[zcaveman]

That is why I am not bringing my Harley down to keep at TV till July. The little devils will be long gone by then!

Army Guy

That's a good idea. You will then be here for the September invasion.

I found that the full face shield keeps them out of your mouth when you hit a swarm.

[Army Guy]

Full face shield? I am a REAL Biker! Got to have them in your teeth!:clap2:

Army Guy

[zcaveman]

Full face shield? I am a REAL Biker! Got to have them in your teeth!:clap2:

Army Guy

When I rode in Florida back in the 60-70s you had to wear a helmet. On the highway, I liked to wear the shield to avoid getting hit in the eye by a wayward dragonfly. A dragonfly to the chest at 60 mph was bad enough.

But I do agree - How do you tell a happy biker? By the number of love bugs in his teeth!

[Army Guy]

I wear a turtle shell helmet and sunglasses.

Army Guy

[mrdills]

Using a good coat of wax will serve the same purpose as WD 40 and I think its better for the car.

[Pturner]

How do you tell a happy biker? By the number of love bugs in his teeth!

Ewww. I'm glad I'm just a happy camper.:D

[Donna2]

Using a good coat of wax will serve the same purpose as WD 40 and I think its better for the car.

WD 40 does not hurt the paint on your car. I spray it on the whole front after I wash it. I wipe it off and leave a thin coat.

[Army Guy]

PTurner, that is why we Bikers make sure we use a good brand of toothpaste and floss!:smiley:

Army Guy

[2BNTV]

Would something like tree sap remover be a solution the removal of love bugs?

[Paulm47]

Any sign of the September Love Bugs yet? Will be arriving in The Villages on the 9th and wondering if they have been spotted yet??

[pooh]

Any sign of the September Love Bugs yet? Will be arriving in The Villages on the 9th and wondering if they have been spotted yet??

Haven't seen any yet. The spring invasion around here was minimal, at least where I live.

They are little buggers, that's for sure!

[vj1213]

I have always used fabric softener sheets too. Just get the sheet wet and the bugs wipe off.

[SoHumble]

A friend's daughter used to call them two headed bugs.

[rjm1cc]

Are these primarly local to the Villages or the whole Ocala area?

[Dan =^..^=]

I have always used fabric softener sheets too. Just get the sheet wet and the bugs wipe off.

Thanks vj, that sounds like a good idea. Maybe I'll spray on WD-40 and wipe off with fabric softener sheets for a double dose of clean. :loco:

[pooh]

Are these primarly local to the Villages or the whole Ocala area?

If you're talking about love bugs, here's some info on them.....they're part of Gulf Coast living ... ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug

[iandwk]

I saw a stuck-together pair of them this morning just before noon in front of Sonny's.

[pooh]

I saw a stuck-together pair of them this morning just before noon in front of Sonny's.

LOL.....and so it begins!!!..... ;)

[rjm1cc]

Yes, thanks

[aljetmet]

WD 40 does not hurt the paint on your car. I spray it on the whole front after I wash it. I wipe it off and leave a thin coat.
My chemical plant in Memphis TN supplies the key ingredient to WD 40. The stuff that makes it nice and slippery. We distill beef tallow....
The more you use it and maybe I'll be able to retire a month early!

[zcaveman]

If you're talking about love bugs, here's some info on them.....they're part of Gulf Coast living ... ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug

Gulf coast, east coast, central Florida. They are all over. May and September.