Love Bug Season 2018
Love bug season on the florida beaches occurs twice each year april may and august september.
Love bug season 2018. Love bugs were there the last several days. Love bugs get their name from flying connected end to end. Took a lebarge cruise on thursday and they were so bothersome we went inside for the last 15 20 minutes of the cruise. Mating pair of lovebugs plecia nearctica hardy with female on right.
Hardy but was seen in. Their name comes from the fact that they mate while airborne and you ll rarely see a lone love bug. Love bugs are a small black fly with a red thorax the part right behind the head. Love bugs are not dangerous.
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. Apr 27 2018 at 12 55 pm. Males are tiny only 1 4 long 6mm and the females are only slightly bigger at just under 1 2 inch 12mm long. These tiny flies are a nuisance pest and related to mosquitoes and gnats.
Unfortunately the answer is bug coated windshields that could make it difficult to see where you re going and the knowledge that you ll be swatting the pests if you re trying to enjoy outdoor activities. The species was first described in 1940 by d. It s florida love bug season again twice each year in florida love bugs become quite a nuisance for drivers. Love bugs are making their return.
Pesky lovebugs return after a weekend of heat. And 6 p m when temperatures are above 84 degrees. Love bug season is back in florida. The love bugs emerge and mate en mass during two short cycles in spring and again in late summer.
You may think you know love bugs but did you know they can mate. They tend to make their love known during the hours of 10 a m. Love bug season love bugs are a nuisance on the florida beach. They do not bite or sting.
Photo by ron clark so what can you expect during this love bug season. 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. 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. They re certainly not as cute as herbie the vw bug that was once a disney star attraction.