Love Bugs
 

HELP --Lovebugs are swarming in the front entryway --not on the sidewalk, not at the lanai, not in front of the garage, but inside the recessed entryway. It is not white and there are no flowers there. Can anyone tell me what to do? Are there any plants that might repel them? A spray of some kind? Snakes? :mad:

Try a citronella candle.


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lawn chair and a fly swatter

If there were a humor of the day award, that one would get my vote! :thumbup:

Yes, get 100 snakes and you wont have to worry about the love bugs.

Sorry i got tired of them being at my house so i sent them to yours for a sleep over:girlneener:

I understand gators love love bugs! Oh, I forgot, they kill the gators off here!:grumpy:

I am SICK of those oversexed little.....um.....b......bugs.

They get swept off the front and back of our house twice a day. It is the little smiles on their faces that aggravate me. 24 hours only to live and they fly around for the whole time, um, ....getting busy, and then they die.

They could rent a room.

They have no shame!

"Fly United"..... :shocked:

Bill :)

Sky guy, here's a better funny!:a20:

Helen mentioned that the recessed area was not white. Are the love bugs attracted to white?

Yes love bugs LOVE white.

I empathize with the writer. Reminds me of when I totally freaked over the blind Mosquitos when I arrived at my new home in TV from Seattle at the peak of the blind mosquito season. I locked myself in a bedroom and prayed they would not invade the house when I slept. I am still in post Lind mosquito therapy... I Call it extended Happy Hour!,,,

QUOTE=Bill-n-Brillo;488841]"Fly United"..... :shocked:

Bill :)[/QUOTE]

They tried, but the flight attendant objected! http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../EmoteHehe.gif

See if you could possibly ignor that entry way for 4 days.

If you can't beat 'em...

Leave the outside light off at night. I notice a big difference in the morning when the light is off!

Is there anything to spray in the area to encourage them to leave if not die? I was at a pool yesterday and lasted about 4 minutes...they kept landing on me and zooming about. I guess it was all those white lounge chairs. How long do they last - not their life cycle but the whole bunch of them?

Just hang a sign. Saying no love bugs allowed. You act like they can't read.

Bummer --I was really counting on you guys to come to our rescue --
Thanks for your humorous support --how long does this insectual orgy last?:confused:

they occur twice a year.....late april and early may and also late august and early september. each time they hang around for for about 5 weeks. Nothing to do about them except to make sure you remove them from your car quickly as their acidic bodies can damage paint and chrome.

now thats funny:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Love Bugs are just part of the fun of living in central Florida. You rarely see them along the coasts.

How about a cheap hand Vac. Then you could depose of them in away you wish.... Just a though


Chris

Yea! I hear the reason is because the divorce rate is up in that community too:pepper2:

Two words: Lizzards and spiders

More than you ever wanted to know about love bugs
 

appears here - lovebug - Plecia nearctica Hardy

Generally, they are attracted to automobile exhaust, particularly after it has been irradiated by UV containing sunlight. They are also attracted to light colors, and freshly painted surfaces.

The best thing I have found for removing love bugs from the surfaces of one's car - glass, painted and plastic - is a Dobie Pad and warm tap water.

Dip the pad into a container (an old margarine container or soup container from the local Chinese take-out works well) of warm tap water, scrub the "insecticide" with the Dobie, and go on to the next one. When done, rinse the relevant area of the car off with a hose. Rinse out your Dobie, let it dry out somewhere in the garage, and repeat as necessary. You can use it for a couple of years before it needs replacing.

Doesn't that leave fine scratches in the paint?

Bill :)

You just have to wait it out. One day they are
doing their 'thing" and before you know it they are gone-only to return again in Sept.! I have the same problem- my broom is always handy.

After washing your car, spray "Bug Block" over the front and grill area, then wipe if off lightly. It is great-no bugs!. Another trick to get the bugs off is to wet the car down then wipe the bugs off with a wet dryer cloth.