Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub This April the tiny bugs were bad and I wished I had bug spray. Should I bring some for my mid August trip? They were attacking in swarms. Maybe I can find something at the health food store that is not harmful.Any suggestions Hopefully they are gone. Thanks
Originally Posted By Labuda If you're talking about those &*(#$*(&#&*($ love bugs, expect them to be worse in August tha they are in April.
Originally Posted By bloona aw ,but theyre in love, you cant kill 'em! We didnt see any this trip the end of April, we commented on it as we've always seen them in May before. I use insect sprays on me as I always puff up like a balloon with insect bites and have used natural ones quite successfully, with lemon oil etc in. The best thing Ive used were wrist bands which lasted 10 days, they were fantastic, but I cant find anyone who sells them now.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Worst in August than April? are you sure? The Love Bug season has passed I thought, because I havent seen one in weeks!
Originally Posted By Labuda I just kow that in first week of September 2004 my car was COVERED in love bugs multiple times - kept having to wash it to get their carcasses off. ew ew ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Maybe they come twice...in Spring and fall, because come summer they are outta here! you know its Spring when you see love bugs!
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 Love Bugs? YUCK That's a very strange name for a bug. They should be called Nasty Bugs.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Thanks for all the help. These bugs were tiny little gnats but they traveled in a swarm and kept circling above peoples heads. They were all over the place...
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 >>These bugs were tiny little gnats but they traveled in a swarm and kept circling above peoples heads.<< Oh we have those here in NJ and I never knew that they called them love bugs. I call them annoying.
Originally Posted By Labuda To see a pencil drawing of two love bugs, go here: <a href="http://cfyn.ifas.ufl.edu/blessing.html" target="_blank">http://cfyn.ifas.ufl.edu/bless ing.html</a> ad scroll down a little bit (right below the picture of the garage). For a color photo of real love bugs, visit this page: <a href="http://www.alligator.org/edit/detours/issues/stories/030918every.html" target="_blank">http://www.alligator.org/edit/ detours/issues/stories/030918every.html</a> - right there on the right, very big, impossible to miss. They're definitely bigger tha gnats, so may not be what you're thinking of, Mickeymouseclub. Blazes - trust me - I actually had to physically scrub down my bumper to get rid of all vestiges of love bug carcass (sp?) in fall of '04. Those little pukes COVERED my car.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 Nope, that's not the bugs that we have in NJ. Ours are little bigger than a gnat but light in color.
Originally Posted By Crazy4WDW Our local Wal-Mart sells the bug bracelets. I usually wear mine on my ankle. Avon Skin So Soft works great too.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 I have never heard of the bug bracelets. It is something to look into. My mother swears by Skin So Soft and has for many years.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Yea you have to scrub those lil buggers off or theyll eat the paint off your car! I know the gnats youre talking about. They're more annoying than love bugs to me (except u dont have to scrub them off your car!)
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I went to Cedar Point in August 2001, and there were these bugs EVERYWHERE. I don't remember what they looked like, but it was an invasion of bugs. Someone in the pool told me that they hatch one day, and they only live for a day or two, and then they'll be gone. Anyone know what they could have been?
Originally Posted By Labuda I'd guess May bugs. Ca't recall if that's teh common ame for them or ot... Mayflies, maybe? *shrug*
Originally Posted By LuLu MMC - if you want a safe bug repellent, get something with neem and/or citronella. No DEET or pyrethrin.
