Eeeeekkkk, love bugs are horrible!!!

[KathieI]

I hate this month... Sept 10 and we are already inundated with love bugs. They were even INSIDE Publix on the food and carts - yuck!! We still have another few weeks to go in Sept. This is going to be an awful season.

[jblum315]

A damp dryer sheet will clean the lovebug residue off if you get it soon after it happens.

[BogeyBoy]

Had to drive out past the Leesburg airport today and the lovebugs were everywhere.

Stopped at Publix on way home, also saw them in the store.

I'll be driving the motorhome in a few days, you can't imagine the mess they make on the front end.

[shcisamax]

So exactly how long do they love in the fall? It seemed protracted in the spring.

[gomoho]

What I read is they start in late August and last through September. They are everywhere and horrible. Good news is they settle down at dusk, so if they really creep you out stay in all day and come out at dusk. Anyone know exactly what their purpose is other than creating havoc????

[Taltarzac725]

What I read is they start in late August and last through September. They are everywhere and horrible. Good news is they settle down at dusk, so if they really creep you out stay in all day and come out at dusk. Anyone know exactly what their purpose is other than creating havoc????

Love bug larvae feed on decaying vegetation; so, they do have an ecological role. Lovebug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug)

[JohnN]

twice a year, sometimes worse than others and they're gone soon enough.
I think their purpose is to procreate!

[asianthree]

make them go away before we come down in october, our car always looks like its wearing a sweater

[DandyGirl]

They are especially bad at the end of the golf cart tunnels!

[Graytop]

I hate this month... Sept 10 and we are already inundated with love bugs. They were even INSIDE Publix on the food and carts - yuck!! We still have another few weeks to go in Sept. This is going to be an awful season.

They were in my office at work today!:mad:

[tainsley]

Makes my skin crawl!

[Sunshine Mary]

Did they just come out today ? We was past the Leesburg airport Yeasterday and did not see a one .Today we when out in the golf cart and the love bugs were EVERY WHERE wow .
So well they mess your car up ?


Had to drive out past the Leesburg airport today and the lovebugs were everywhere.

Stopped at Publix on way home, also saw them in the store.

I'll be driving the motorhome in a few days, you can't imagine the mess they make on the front end.

[golf2140]

I hate this month... Sept 10 and we are already inundated with love bugs. They were even INSIDE Publix on the food and carts - yuck!! We still have another few weeks to go in Sept. This is going to be an awful season.

Kathie,

What you are seeing are tiny little snowbirbs who want to return early. They should know " Not till December" :cryin2:

[JP]

Has anyone else seen black widow spiders? I killed one on my linai the other day and it is still creeping me out. I called my bug guy and he came out and sprayed my house again but still....

[CaptJohn]

I hate this month... Sept 10 and we are already inundated with love bugs. They were even INSIDE Publix on the food and carts - yuck!! We still have another few weeks to go in Sept. This is going to be an awful season.

See, you shouldn't go out before dark! :laugh: They like daytime heat.

[lovsthosebigdogs]

See, you shouldn't go out before dark! :laugh: They like daytime heat.

If you wait until dark then you only have to worry about vampires!

[thelegges]

i hate lovebugs can't wait till they are gone

[KathieI]

See, you shouldn't go out before dark! :laugh: They like daytime heat.

LOL,,, you're right, Capt... I didn't see any at midnight!!! More reason to keep my late night hours, :D

[janmcn]

They are especially bad at the end of the golf cart tunnels!

They seem to like the exhaust fumes. That's why they are especially bad on the highways. The coastal areas of Florida don't have lovebugs for some reason.

[Taltarzac725]

Beneficial insects in the garden: #37 Lovebugs, March Flies (Plecia nearctica) (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-37_lovebugs.htm)

[CaptJohn]

Beneficial insects in the garden: #37 Lovebugs, March Flies (Plecia nearctica) (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-37_lovebugs.htm)

Thanks for the link. Actually, according to it, they are transplanted from South American to Texas in the 1940's and have spread along the Gulf Coast since then. With bee populations dwindling maybe we need these for pollination.
Maybe we should love the lovebugs instead of hating them! :laugh:

[JC and John]

They have taken over the front of my house! Can't use the front door as these bugs are all over the door and even crawling in some how. It is weired as the houses across the street do no have any swarming bugs. Seems just my house and the one next door to me. It was never this bad this past spring for us. Since my hubby doesn't get home from work until after dusk he pooh poohs me as being too dramatic. He is home tomorrow and he will see for himself how bad they are. They are even having a mass group lovein in the the corners of my windows! YUKKKKKK!

[gomoho]

They are all over my front door as well - all I can say at this point is I sure am glad I am not a female love bug. Geez!

[Skybo]

They have taken over the front of my house! Can't use the front door as these bugs are all over the door and even crawling in some how. It is weired as the houses across the street do no have any swarming bugs. Seems just my house and the one next door to me. It was never this bad this past spring for us. Since my hubby doesn't get home from work until after dusk he pooh poohs me as being too dramatic. He is home tomorrow and he will see for himself how bad they are. They are even having a mass group lovein in the the corners of my windows! YUKKKKKK!

Does your front entrance provide more shade than your neighbors across the street? If so, that may be why you are seeing more of them. The spring love bug season is usually lighter than the fall season and last year seemed to be especially light.

They are all over my front door as well - all I can say at this point is I sure am glad I am not a female love bug. *Geez!

At least the females don't have to fly backwards.

[MLBellis]

I spray my lawn with raid at sundown, it seems to work... they hide in the lawn at night.

[JC and John]

I spray my lawn with raid at sundown, it seems to work... they hide in the lawn at night.

I wondered where they went at night. If I sprayed with Raid, I need a pallet of it since we have a big corner lot. Good idea though. I may spray some home defense up near the foundation to see if that works.

[Skybo]

Jeez folks! No matter how grossed out you are with love bugs, there is no reason to friggen napalm them...much less your yard. Spraying RAID on your grass???? Love bugs don't bite, sting, or carry disease. They come twice a year and they serve an ecological purpose.

[skyguy79]

Just our luck that the Love Bugs's arrived just as we have our lanai screens removed and our lanai and pool deck painted. We now have loads of dead LB's on the lanai and deck along with quite a few both dead and alive that got inside the house through the nooks and cranies of the two sliding glass doors in our LR and BR. Timing couldn't have been any better. No real problem though, we just told them they had to provide and prepare their own meals and tend to their own fallen comrads, and they're cool with that!

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[CaptJohn]

Just our luck that the Love Bugs's arrived just as we have our lanai screens removed and our lanai and pool deck painted. We now have loads of dead LB's on the lanai and deck along with quite a few both dead and alive that got inside the house through the nooks and cranies of the two sliding glass doors in our LR and BR. Timing couldn't have been any better. No real problem though, we just told them they had to provide and prepare their own meals and tend to their own fallen comrads, and they're cool with that!

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCZtjTOlJS6qVZLQ1AZB9UAJCyG0TNr MgKl7ueqwgmz3zpxncUKJZb5g

And if you just paint over the lovebugs it'll give you that nice textured look! No extra charge. :1rotfl:

[skyguy79]

And if you just paint over the lovebugs it'll give you that nice textured look! No extra charge. :1rotfl:They came within an hour of the painting being completed. I'm not paying for another coat and they're not evenly scattered if we would. Even if they were, we already have texture and... they would forever BUG us if we did! :D

[Shirleevee]

I spray my lawn with raid at sundown, it seems to work... they hide in the lawn at night.

After being swarmed for the last week, I googled a solution to the LB pest problem...........mix dishwasher detergent with water in a spray bottle and take it with you.....I take it with me in the golf cart and spray away the bugs. lol

[jgbama]

After being swarmed for the last week, I googled a solution to the LB pest problem...........mix dishwasher detergent with water in a spray bottle and take it with you.....I take it with me in the golf cart and spray away the bugs. lol

We are moving down Monday (story of my life), so just what we need. What ratio do you mix the detergent to water? Thanks for the tip. I'll try it.

[Golfingnut]

Lovebug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug)

[KathieI]

Drove to Ocala yesterday, on the way back had to go through a quick car wash in order to see through my windshield... before the wash, looked at my car grill, it was loaded with bugs some were still alive... ewwwwwwww!!!!

Sat outside Starbucks, it was impossible to enjoy my coffee. They were everywhere, including in my hair... ewwwwwww!!!

Never will LOVE LOVEBUGS!!! :grumpy:

[buggyone]

Be happy that the Love Bugs do nothing more than fly around you and do not sting or bite like yellow jackets or no-see-ums. The Love Bugs are only around 2 months of the year. Small price to pay to live in a wonderful place like The Villages. (I wonder if the Love Bugs get a reduced rate on their trail fees?)

[asianthree]

[QUOTE=buggyone;555588]Be happy that the Love Bugs do nothing more than fly around you and do not sting or bite like yellow jackets or no-see-ums. The Love Bugs are only around 2 months of the year. Small price to pay to live in a wonderful place like The Villages. (I wonder if the Love Bugs get a reduced rate on their trail fees?)[/QUOTE

love bugs get two for one

[Villages PL]

Oh, no, not another love bug thread! This is worse than dog poop! :-)

[ssmith]

ummmm whoever said that the coast does not get them....well I can attest that we had them at Siesta Key!!!!Maybe they weren't as bad as some places but there were plenty of them!

[CaptJohn]

ummmm whoever said that the coast does not get them....well I can attest that we had them at Siesta Key!!!!Maybe they weren't as bad as some places but there were plenty of them!

Ditto. They're on the northern Gulf Coast as well.

[CaptJohn]

Drove to Ocala yesterday, on the way back had to go through a quick car wash in order to see through my windshield... before the wash, looked at my car grill, it was loaded with bugs some were still alive... ewwwwwwww!!!!

Sat outside Starbucks, it was impossible to enjoy my coffee. They were everywhere, including in my hair... ewwwwwww!!!

Never will LOVE LOVEBUGS!!! :grumpy:

I tried to get you to stay indoors during daylight hours and stick to your normal nocturnal habits!
Wait til someone yells "the coast is clear". :laugh:

[Mikeod]

[QUOTE=buggyone;555588]Be happy that the Love Bugs do nothing more than fly around you and do not sting or bite like yellow jackets or no-see-ums. The Love Bugs are only around 2 months of the year. Small price to pay to live in a wonderful place like The Villages. (I wonder if the Love Bugs get a reduced rate on their trail fees?)[/QUOTE

love bugs get two for one
Now that's funny!! :BigApplause:

[Bosoxfan]

"Love bugs" are drawn to the highways by light and automobile exhaust fumes.Another reason to buy electric!