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Annie01 05-07-2014 03:37 PM

whoaaa love bugs....
 
what the heck??? my front door is loaded with lovebugs...nothing around the garage doors or anywhere else...does anyone know WHAT attracts THEM????
how do i get them off my porch????? i tried the soap and water and that worked fine ..for the flying around guys...but then here comes another 20!!! what can i do...is it something on the patio????

gomoho 05-07-2014 05:34 PM

grin and bear it - just don't open your mouth. there is nothing you can do - they will leave in a few weeks and all will be well - at least till September when they return.

shcisamax 05-07-2014 05:50 PM

This is nothing...wait til next week :)

janmcn 05-07-2014 06:21 PM

Don't open your mouth and don't open the front door.

Dougout 05-07-2014 06:24 PM

They find the color yellow very attractive.

Phanatic Luvr 05-07-2014 09:01 PM

Actually, thy love light colors, especially white.

mixsonci 05-08-2014 01:54 AM

Having these things around makes me think that maybe going north during lovebug season is more important than going for the summer months. Maybe we have it all wrong on the best time to head north, we can be lovebugbirds of the north.

homeball 05-08-2014 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Annie01 (Post 874489)
what the heck??? my front door is loaded with lovebugs...nothing around the garage doors or anywhere else...does anyone know WHAT attracts THEM????
how do i get them off my porch????? i tried the soap and water and that worked fine ..for the flying around guys...but then here comes another 20!!! what can i do...is it something on the patio????


Very light colors but particularly the color white attracts them like crazy . . . your house, your car, whatever. Also, the aromatic hydrocarbons such as gasoline have a strong attraction as well. Just drive a white car into a gas station and start filing up and you'll get the idea. And good luck trying to get back in tour car without bringing a few of them with you. And when you squish them, they create a mess and they stink.


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