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Wife and I drove up to the Suwannee river meet today, coming back the love bugs were so bad, had to stop in Dade city and spend an hour getting them off the car. Front was solid black with them. Worst case I have seen of them in years. Stopped 3 times coming back to get enough off the windshield to see.
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2019, 03:14:58 PM » |
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Wife and I drove up to the Suwannee river meet today, coming back the love bugs were so bad, had to stop in Dade city and spend an hour getting them off the car. Front was solid black with them. Worst case I have seen of them in years. Stopped 3 times coming back to get enough off the windshield to see.
. Good to know and good time to wait for some planned trips |
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2019, 03:32:19 PM » |
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Knock on wood, We dont have any of them over on the east coast..
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2019, 04:58:55 PM » |
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 Hate those Love bugs! Not bad up this way in the pan-handle. We have had some bad years but it has been so hot and dry up this way we don't have issues with them..... yet! 
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2019, 05:36:02 PM » |
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Only a few down this way so far.
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2019, 04:50:14 AM » |
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I hit them bad last weekend by the Saint Johns river, then again yesterday in Ocala. Hopefully ride somewhere more east today.
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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2019, 07:39:29 AM » |
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Hopefully there were less ad you got closer to home. I've seen a few but not many here in the Brandon & Valrico area.
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2019, 09:58:29 AM » |
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Hopefully there were less ad you got closer to home. I've seen a few but not many here in the Brandon & Valrico area.
Dade city to home only a few, real bad north of crystal river to Old Town |
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2019, 10:34:28 AM » |
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We have hundreds of dead ones outside our front door, and there are STILL hundreds of them flying around. Washed both the Valk and the Harley today,, and they ain't coming out again until they are ALL gone.
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2019, 07:35:45 AM » |
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I hate those things! So far, they haven't seemed to be too bad around East Lake Toho area. Hopefully, they will be gone soon.
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2019, 05:48:59 PM » |
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By far the worst I have seen them in years around here!
Also went to the Suwanee and by the time I got there the front of the truck and the windshield looked like I had installed black shag carpet on them.
At work they are all over everything! Tons of them flying and even more all over the shop floor.
At home they are all over the outside of the house and the cars and driveway.
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« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2019, 06:24:16 PM » |
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Not too bad in the Mouse Town
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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2019, 01:45:26 PM » |
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If anyone has love bug updates it would be greatly appreciated. Have a weekend ride planned from Pinellas County to the Cove located in Inverness. I visited the cemetery in Bushnell last weekend and they were thicker than I ever remember. Definitely a ride breaker.
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« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2019, 04:53:57 PM » |
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Doug, they are still thick as hell here in Homosassa, although the cooler mornings seem to be taking a toll.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2019, 01:48:19 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2019, 02:59:02 AM » |
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It took me over an hour to remove the dead bugs off my fairing, pods, tank, helmet and saddle bags. I used hydrogen peroxide, let sit for 30 seconds and repeated it again they just wiped off, had to keep changing the shop rags after they filled with their guts. Drier sheets I feel take longer and smear their guts.
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« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2019, 05:41:59 AM » |
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Bugs are finally starting to go away! Hooray!!
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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2019, 07:05:20 AM » |
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Doug, ScrewFlies are much thinner here in Homosassa today. I foresee a Harley ride to my Volunteer gig in Tampa on Monday.
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2019, 02:08:40 PM » |
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Much appreciate the feedback, I'm going to postpone. I made a ride in the truck to North Ocala yesterday and ran into a wall of love bugs around Webster/Bushnell and North of there. Two trips thu the carwash barely touched them. I'll break out the hydrogen peroxide tonight before they eat thru the paint and leave permanent damage. I will avoid them and wait them out.
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« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2019, 03:46:23 PM » |
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Doug, ScrewFlies are much thinner here in Homosassa today. I foresee a Harley ride to my Volunteer gig in Tampa on Monday.
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« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2019, 05:43:30 PM » |
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ScrewFlies: just another nickname for Love bugs
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2019, 06:02:38 AM » |
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« Reply #22 on: October 04, 2019, 05:31:02 AM » |
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Little bastards are still everywhere up here! They are slowing down but still bunches of them.
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« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2019, 02:19:07 PM » |
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Still over here on the east coast about 50%. Slowing down but not gone.
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« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2019, 02:41:42 PM » |
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Heading to N.E. Georgia in the morning to ride for a few days, return Thursday. Hopefully those buggers will be gone. I'm in need of some sandwiches and wings from The Cove.
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