[CFrance]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

Thanks for the research. I wonder if they'd get in my dog's teeth if we went by dog sled!

Yes, but they would be repurposed as dog food

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

I admit I haven't encountered the dreaded Love Bug Terror yet, but am I to understand that EVERY time you take your car out for 5 minutes you have to spend an hour or more cleaning the pesky critters off your car? Seems like a HUGE pain in the you know what!!! It almost doesn't seem like I'd want to leave the house for the month they are around. And does this go for golf carts also?? Do they stick to the ENTIRE car? I'm trying to think of some way to drive around in a huge plastic bag.

They only stick to the leading front surfaces of you're car such as windshield, front end and side view mirrors. Riding in and around The Villages isn't a problem since you rarely go fast enough to squish them, about 40-45 mph which isn't a problem for golf carts.
I've lived in Fla. all my life and never had paint damage from them but left to bake in the sun makes them miserable to remove.

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by DougB

You can remove them easily with wet dryer sheets.

Barbara was successful in removing love bugs from the car with wet Bounce sheets.

For those who doubt that the bugs can damage your car paint job; sometimes you get lucky, but I have seen their body acids eat through the clear coat, the paint and the primer.

I don't risk it.

[leej63]

Clean with Lemon Pledge and the next time they will be removed easily.