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: Love bugs
: cook March 28, 2017, 06:02:15 AM

 uuuj

Their BAAAAAAACK..no suprise O0

: Re: Love bugs
: fla_native March 28, 2017, 07:22:14 AM

I gotta say, for several years now they havent been nearly as bad as they were when I was a kid. In the late 60s I remember my Dad having to stop the car because we hit clouds of love bugs that stopped you from seeing past the hood of the car.

: Re: Love bugs
: Capt Nat March 29, 2017, 05:24:08 PM

I remember being outside and having trouble keeping them out of you mouth, eyes, and nose.  I'm worried though because I remember when they were new to this area...

: Re: Love bugs
: Raider Bill May 09, 2017, 10:09:36 AM

Last month [april 17] we put almost 2k miles on the bike. Trips from Clearwater to WPB, Flagler, Ocala National forest and only got 5 bug splats on the bike windshield. Couple years ago we would have had to scrape them off after each trip.

: Re: Love bugs
: -> Bear May 09, 2017, 10:18:57 AM

Hope the wild fires helps keeps some bug numbers low

: Re: Love bugs
: cook May 10, 2017, 05:12:27 AM

only saw them for a few days when I made this post,none since.
Starting to see more skeeters,even with all the dry weather. O0

: Re: Love bugs
: Saints75 May 12, 2017, 09:14:53 PM

So far we haven't had to many in SW Suwannee county.  :)

: Re: Love bugs
: -> Bear June 27, 2017, 12:21:29 PM

Seeing the dreaded Asian Tiger mosquito now. The others have all increased in number now been bit in mid afternoon.
 Love bugs I still see likely be more soon. I've tried wet drier sheets, dish soap not rinsed off, wash and wax, and them bugs still stick very good. . .
 Asian Tiger mosquito are responsible for delivering yellow fever, dengue fever, zika, and much more. I've not seen them here before in my immediate area and they are out all day. And feed viciously.

: Re: Love bugs
: cook April 19, 2018, 02:21:00 PM

Old post..but still in the general time frame,saw a few this morning O0

: Re: Love bugs
: cook April 26, 2018, 01:11:42 PM

Have no clue what their name is,but now those little(1-2 inch)orangish/brown centipieds on on the march O0

: Re: Love bugs
: -> Bear May 03, 2018, 07:56:09 PM

Seen the LBs yesterday in my area
And 2 days ago i killed a couple mosquitoes that were tiger type.

: Re: Love bugs
: -> Bear May 03, 2018, 07:59:11 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea

This it, Cook?

: Re: Love bugs
: cook May 04, 2018, 05:16:10 AM

Thanks,Dutch,but not it.Legs are much smaller,they curl into acircle when they die.'ve seen them in even the cleanest homes. O0

: Re: Love bugs
: cook February 12, 2019, 05:51:30 AM

March bugs!I call them may flys,but the news calls them that,just a month early.looks like black flying ants.Had a few cold weeks,but now back in the lower 80's and they are hatching.
Glad I don't ride motorcycles anymore,hate sucking one down doing 60 mph.

In the midwest we had boxelder bugs..first warm,sunny spring,they could cover the whole west side of your house.

Not sure if we have asain beetles here.look like lady bugs but a little more orange than red..and they BITE! O0

: Re: Love bugs
: cook April 16, 2019, 01:43:03 PM

Freaking crazy here today..need googles and a dust mask..need my pressure washer for the car when I get home O0

: Re: Love bugs
: cook April 17, 2019, 06:53:15 PM

I'm a cheapskate,but paid the 5$ for the drivethru at the gas station O0

: Re: Love bugs
: goinpostal October 01, 2019, 01:55:19 AM

If you take a Windex bottle and fill it with a 50/50 alcohol/hydrogen peroxide mix.
You can spray the bug splats,wait a couple minutes,and the will wash off easily.
Matt

: Re: Love bugs
: FLPrepper October 01, 2019, 02:33:46 PM

Thanks for the idea!! I will have to give it a try. What do you recommend for the alcohol? Jack Daniels? Dewars? Absolut?  ;D

: Re: Love bugs
: JimTheSnake November 11, 2019, 09:28:11 PM

I won't even eat them nassssty thangssssss.

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: -> Bear November 28, 2019, 11:29:29 PM

Heard the Love bugs are illegal immigrants.. Mexican type of Fly species

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: cook February 11, 2020, 05:26:24 AM

Early Feb,2020,seeing them already! O0

: Re: Love bugs
: Saints75 February 11, 2020, 01:41:52 PM

Had 2 of the little bastards hit the windshiel yesterday... ARRGH!!!! >:( >:(

: Re: Love bugs
: Dabney17 February 11, 2020, 06:18:26 PM

No!!!!!!   Say it aint true!!!       That said, I tried Postal's alcohol and peroxide mix last year, and it worked great.

: Re: Love bugs
: cook February 12, 2020, 11:34:17 AM

I'll mix some up and give it a try.The sooner you use it the better I guess,but what about a few days old?
My car is 19 years old,so may not matter much,might add carachter. O0

: Re: Love bugs
: SwampYankee85 February 13, 2020, 05:28:43 AM

Dryer sheets.

: Re: Love bugs
: cook February 13, 2020, 02:34:59 PM

My car won't fit in the dryer O0

: Re: Love bugs
: FLPrepper February 14, 2020, 04:15:39 PM

  

My car won't fit in the dryer O0

 ^-^

: Re: Love bugs
: Dabney17 February 14, 2020, 05:30:08 PM

During bug season I try use postal’s recipe every other day, if not every day.  I don’t know that 3-4 days would make a difference, but the volume of bug guts after three days is more than I want to deal with at one time.  Scrubbing the front of my vehicles ranks up there with weed eating when it comes to chores I don’t particularly care for.   

: Re: Love bugs
: cook March 16, 2020, 12:42:20 PM

Not sure what they are,very tiny ant looking things,big white/clear wings..crazy the last few days. O0

: Re: Love bugs
: goinpostal March 16, 2020, 02:49:41 PM

Drone/male termites looking for loving!

: Re: Love bugs
: cook May 12, 2020, 05:04:10 AM

This seems like the right time to bump postals mix again,made a bottle sunday O0

: Re: Love bugs
: Floridaclipper May 12, 2020, 08:11:10 AM

Thanks for the reminder. They are terrible this year in my area.