But they do not fly at night. Their acidic bodies can cause damage to car paint if their remains are left untouched for long, Siemann said. But there are methods to remedy that problem.
Lovebugs are part of the fly family, called "Bibionidae," closely related to March flies and mosquitoes, Siemann said. They go through a similar metamorphosis, sprouting wings in their final stage of life. The bugs were not seen in North America until but have greatly expanded their range since that time, Siemann said. Lovebugs weren't in Florida 50 years ago but now occur naturally from there to Texas.
We call these clingers in the dating world. They are attracted to heat, and they have been shown by researchers with the USDA to congregate on buildings painted light colors. Females also are attracted to certain chemicals in car exhaust," Hokamp said. You don't need to be worried about them affecting the paint coat on your car as long as you wipe them off at the end of the day. Large swarms may clog up some machinery after an extended period of time, but lovebugs are pretty benign overall," Hokamp said.
This is not true. Lovebugs are a naturally occurring type of fly," Hokamp said. Lovebugs won't hurt you, so the best thing to do is to wait their mating season out," Hokamp said. This is synchronized so that the insects have the best chance of finding a mate and laying eggs. We are in the middle of their second flight of the year, so there will be a large amount of the bugs around until September," Hokamp said.
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