ctrcbob
CTRC, USN Ret.
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Saw my first Love Bug of the May season today. The two Love Bug seasons in Florida are May and September.
To those of you who do not live in the SouthEast, LoveBugs are small bugs that fly around stuck butt to butt (hence, LoveBug) that have no natural enemys, other than car windshields and radiators. They don't bite, or anything like that. They are only a pain in the XXX. Birds will not eat them as they have some kind of acid in their system and they don't "taste" good. You have to wash them off the paint, as that same acid will eat the paint if left on the car. In years when there are a lot of them, it seems that they all tend to die on my front porch, and I have to hose them off every couple days.
Last year, both May and September were not too bad for them. Don't know what this year will be like, but I saw my first pair today.
Because of this, I adjusted my "LoveBug Screen" over the front of the car. Had to adjust it, as the screen was set up for my previous car.
To those of you who do not live in the SouthEast, LoveBugs are small bugs that fly around stuck butt to butt (hence, LoveBug) that have no natural enemys, other than car windshields and radiators. They don't bite, or anything like that. They are only a pain in the XXX. Birds will not eat them as they have some kind of acid in their system and they don't "taste" good. You have to wash them off the paint, as that same acid will eat the paint if left on the car. In years when there are a lot of them, it seems that they all tend to die on my front porch, and I have to hose them off every couple days.
Last year, both May and September were not too bad for them. Don't know what this year will be like, but I saw my first pair today.
Because of this, I adjusted my "LoveBug Screen" over the front of the car. Had to adjust it, as the screen was set up for my previous car.
