tawss04 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 (edited) I dont know who was the brilliant one at the University of Florida that though up the idea of bringing lovebugs to Fl. They are suppose to eat mosquitos but all they do is fly around and screw (sounds like fun though ) They are in fullforce around here. I washed my truck Sat. because it was covered with them. I drove into Gainseville to the track Sat night and they were all over it again (I think it effected my E.T ). Yesterday I went to Daytona and it looks like someone sandblasted the front off my truck with them. I wash regularly but it has aready started to cause pitting in the paint . My shop looks like a war zone for lovebugs, they ar esworming my shp and there are dead bugs all over the floor. The F-ers keep landing on me and I have to make sure its not a bug thats gonna sting Edited September 18, 2006 by tawss04 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 We call em lady bugs out here... Wait til you see them all swarm a single tree... Eerie seeing tens of thousands of bugs in one spot... Kind of like this, but 100x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambino Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Gottem here too, once the corn starts coming out they'll really be bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSS04 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I lived in Gainesville for 2 years when I went to college there. Those damn things get annoying as hell man. I feel ya. I was washing my truck damn near 2-3 times a week. We can't do a thing about em thou, thats what chaps my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion :: SS Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) We call em lady bugs out here... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Love Bugs are different from lady bugs...little black flies that serve NO purpose. That's how they ALWAYS look...2 of 'em hooked together, flying around having sex and ruining paint. Their little acidic asses eat our paint SO fast, it's rediculous. In HOURS, seriously. Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug - Brian Edited September 19, 2006 by orion :: SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 We call em lady bugs out here... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Love Bugs are different from lady bugs...little black flies that serve NO purpose. That's how they ALWAYS look...2 of 'em hooked together, flying around having sex and ruining paint. Their little acidic asses eat our paint SO fast, it's rediculous. In HOURS, seriously. Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug - Brian <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's awesome. I google image'd love bugs and a bunch of lady bug pics came up so I assumed they were the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB47 Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 We've got a great cure for bugs in Michigan. It's called WINTER!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscareltemblo Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Lol, yeah cold ass winters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 We have May Flies here in,...you guessed it, May. I was driving next to a river one day and in a matter of 2 seconds, I had to pull over because I couldn't see out of my windshield. I ended up taking a credit card and scraping a spot off so I can drive. I went right to the car wash and hosed them off before they hardened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stdodge Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I feel your pain, my front end is covered, I go thru a couple gallons of washer fluid a week. The worst about love bugs is they are attracted to Carbon Monoxide, so they swarm the highways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawss04 Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I feel your pain, my front end is covered, I go thru a couple gallons of washer fluid a week. The worst about love bugs is they are attracted to Carbon Monoxide, so they swarm the highways. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yea I know, they are all over my shop. I have a auto repair shop so yea they seem to like it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 ... I ended up taking a credit card and scraping a spot off so I can drive. ... We've got grasshoppers/locusts/katydids here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Try smearing vaseline across the front of the hood and grill. The bugs won't stick and eat your paint. Pain to wash off, but easier than bug guts. Used to do this in Jacksonville back in the early 70's. Yea the lovebugs were bad back then too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 bugs what are those?? ca has smog so the bugs dont like it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawss04 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Try smearing vaseline across the front of the hood and grill. The bugs won't stick and eat your paint. Pain to wash off, but easier than bug guts. Used to do this in Jacksonville back in the early 70's. Yea the lovebugs were bad back then too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I heard Pam cooking spray wooks great, just have not tried it. I washed it Mon. night and again about and 1hr ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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