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Love Bugs

Plecia nearctica

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Habitat:

school garden

Notes:

A terrible pest in Florida coating cars with dead bodies

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Comments (6)
Kalen
Love bugs are not pests, they are lovely!
Anna Wilson
No, not right now. Last siting I can remember was the beginning of June. They were very active and "swarming" in May. I remember because the first week of May I made daily visits to Sarasota from "the country" and by the time we reached Myakka State park the windshield was completely coated with them.
ceherzog
Anna, Are the Love Bugs around now?
Anna Wilson
Definitely a plague in Florida, and they smell horrible when you wash them off your windshield
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PublishedMay 4, 2011

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