How To Repel Florida Love Bugs

Luckily for you mint is great for repelling most insects and bugs.

How to repel florida love bugs. They don t bite carry diseases or destroy plants but lovebugs plecia nearctica are nuisance insects. Bugs will leave these areas alone. Check out this comment for a more specific formula you can mix up. The university of florida says they did not introduce the love bug to the state but that in the 20th century the bugs migrated from central america and traveled through texas and louisiana before.

Combine ingredients in a spray bottle. One of the wonderful smells that the bugs seem to hate is mint. Sucking them in with a vacuum cleaner is probably the easiest way to get rid of love bugs and fun too. Bugs or true bugs belong to the order hemiptera florida lovebugs are true flies of the order diptera florida love flies just doesn t have the same ring to it though.

A solution of warm water and baby shampoo is another good option for cleaning dead lovebugs off your car. The university of florida says they did not introduce the love bug to the state but that in the 20th century the bugs migrated from central america and traveled through texas and louisiana before. Twice a year like clockwork swarms of weird little black and orange bugs descend upon florida in may and september and cause all kinds of headache and hassle during their short stay. Sometimes known as march flies the florida love bug is a nasty little critter that is practically harmless.

It will attract lesser insects. Most bugs hate the smell of things that we like the smell of. Unfortunately they re really not that lovable. 1 cup water 3 tablespoons citrus dish soap 3 tablespoons mouthwash.

Use a vacuum cleaner. These creatures along with gnats mosquitoes midges and black flies are often enough. They stick to your car and. Spray on plants and walls where love bugs are.

You can create your own spray using your favorite scents to repel bugs. Use this in confined areas to control swarming and piling. This tried and true spray is known to effectively get rid of love bugs. This idea gets a lot of good feedback from our readers.

Soaking the dead bugs in the cleaning solution will make the process easier. Here is part 2 originally published on february 22 2013. Another option would be to use a little mouthwash. Last week in honor of valentine s day we talked about love bugs.

Now that love bug season is upon us again in florida we thought we would re share our series on love bugs. All about the florida love bug. As mentioned before lovebugs love bright colors so if you are planning to buy a car choose a dark colored one.