Love Bug Removal

Jimmie said:
That whole love bug thing sounds frustrating. How long does the season last?
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There are two love bug seasons around May and September. Luckly they do not last long because there is little to love about love bugs.

Some love bug facts.

You won't have to look too hard to see that Love Bug season is upon us again. The pairs of tiny flies are showing up on windshields and grills of cars and trucks around Florida.

"Love Bugs are small flies that are in the process of mating when they swarm over the roads. So usually there are two individuals: the large one is the female and the small one is the male. The female usually gets her way and she drags the male around with her."

"Love Bugs were introduced from South America. And actually what happened was that they spread around the Gulf of Mexico through Texas and Louisiana to invade Florida through the Panhandle and then down through the state."

"Usually you see them very dense on the roads between ten a.m. and four p.m. and those hot engines and the exhaust fumes are what attract them there."


 
We don't have to deal with that here WoOt wOoT. My pinnicale has little use here now but it came in real handy in So Flo.
 
dengood1 said:
was there Bug Blocker on the front of the car in this pic before this pic?

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No we were cleaning this car off and putting it on it to help prevent this from happening again.
 
I remember them from when I lived in Brandon, outside Tampa back in '97. Glad we don't have then here in my area:D
 
:DMan I would have to drive a thousand miles here in West TX to get that many bugs to hit the front of the car....
 
rscpa said:
:DMan I would have to drive a thousand miles here in West TX to get that many bugs to hit the front of the car....
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It takes about 10-20 miles of driving during the season to get that many here in Fl.!
 
Here's what a 30 minute drive down I95 this morining netted. The car was clean before it left.
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Gary Sword said:
There are two love bug seasons around May and September. Luckly they do not last long because there is little to love about love bugs.

Some love bug facts.

You won't have to look too hard to see that Love Bug season is upon us again. The pairs of tiny flies are showing up on windshields and grills of cars and trucks around Florida.

"Love Bugs are small flies that are in the process of mating when they swarm over the roads. So usually there are two individuals: the large one is the female and the small one is the male. The female usually gets her way and she drags the male around with her."

"Love Bugs were introduced from South America. And actually what happened was that they spread around the Gulf of Mexico through Texas and Louisiana to invade Florida through the Panhandle and then down through the state."

"Usually you see them very dense on the roads between ten a.m. and four p.m. and those hot engines and the exhaust fumes are what attract them there."
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Thanks Gary.
 
quantim0 said:
Here's what a 30 minute drive down I95 this morining netted. The car was clean before it left.
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Eveyone like my car's beard? Bug free before I left this morning, and traveling down 95, I could see the clouds of lovebugs before I drove through them. Look for some after the full detail photos soon.
 
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