Florida Love Bug Season 2018

These tiny flies are a nuisance pest and related to mosquitoes and gnats.

Florida love bug season 2018. When does lovebug season end in florida. Lovebug mating season according to the university of florida mating peaks last about four weeks in may and september typically two main generations occur during this time but the insects can be seen throughout the summer. Looking back at fall 2018 winter 2019 and the early part of. The first thing i learned is that love bugs aren t supposed to be here at all.

Hardy but was seen in. Love bugs are not dangerous. Their name comes from the fact that they mate while airborne and you ll rarely see a lone love bug. I know others have posted they re not at the beach but they were although not as heavy as at the pool or on our gulf front balcony etc.

Twice a year usually may and october is when they make their unwelcome florida appearance. Dispelling an old florida myth as villagers brace for love bug season. But hey who doesn t love the early bird er bug. Males are tiny only 1 4 long 6mm and the females are only slightly bigger at just under 1 2 inch 12mm long.

The bugs emerge every year about this time and again in august and september and are most prevalent in the sunshine state. As love bugs came to florida just after world war ii. Took a lebarge cruise on thursday and they were so bothersome we went inside for the last 15 20 minutes of the cruise. Love bugs get their name from flying connected end to end.

Lovebugs were seen sunday pasted to bumpers. Love bugs are a small black fly with a red thorax the part right behind the head. And adult love bugs don t eat at all which means that mosquitoes are never on their menu. Love bugs were there the last several days.

It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double headed bug during and after mating matured pairs remain together even in flight for up to several days. The love bugs emerge and mate en mass during two short cycles in spring and again in late summer. The species was first described in 1940 by d. Love bug season on the florida beaches occurs twice each year april may and august september.

Common questions among floridians. Love bug season love bugs are a nuisance on the florida beach. Much like burmese pythons lion fish and residents of new jersey love bugs invaded florida. The love bug plecia nearctica is a species of march fly found in parts of central america and the southeastern united states especially along the gulf coast.

They do not bite or sting.