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Old October 16th 05, 12:17 PM
Dan Luke
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Default "Bounce" those bugs away...


"A Lieberman" wrote:

We get a ton of "love bugs" down here in my part of the world. I
don't
know the scientific name for these things, but they sure do make a
mess of
anything in their flight path.


Plecia nearctica http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/mcinsec2.html

Sure seems like this has been the worst year ever for these things
around Mobile. I'm grounded, so my airplane hasn't suffered, but
everything else has been covered with them. I've vacuumed up hundreds
of them from *inside* the house.

Thanks for the tip.

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Dan
C172RG at BFM