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Florida's love bugs

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Solaris Realty

Love Bugs! For those of us in Florida have to deal with swarms of love bugs in the fall and spring for a couple of years. They don't bite, but when you drive through the swarms of them, they get smashed on the car and can destroy the paint on our cars. I have also found them difficult to get off my car, but not anymore, I just found out that a wet Bounce dryer sheet removes the remants of the bodies plastered on my car. It really works!

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Chris Canfield
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ
Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Pam, I wish I had found this tip when I live in Florida (three different times), but I guess I can pass it along to my parents and sister who live there now!   I don't miss the Love Bugs, but I do miss the weather (all year round--even the summer months!). 

Oct 02, 2010 04:08 AM
Rochelle Edwards
S. Todd Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage - Burlington, ON
Genuine Experience, Genuine Advice

Wow what a neat idea! Hopefully it will work with all bugs because up here in Ontario country home showings stay on your car for weeks! Not to mention I spend half a commission paying a car cleaning service to remove them!

Oct 02, 2010 04:14 AM
Pam Joffe
Solaris Realty - Tampa, FL

Chris- The weather is beautiful right now. You are missing some great weather right now. Pam

Oct 02, 2010 07:25 AM
Pam Joffe
Solaris Realty - Tampa, FL

Rochelle- I don't know if it works on other bugs, but something I would try.  Pam

Oct 02, 2010 07:26 AM
Deana Cuevas
Solaris Realty of Tampa Bay - Tampa, FL
"Helping you find a new place to call Home"

Pam - That is a great tip on getting love bugs off of my car. Thanks for the information. Deana

Oct 03, 2010 08:05 AM
Pam Joffe
Solaris Realty - Tampa, FL

Deana- You are welcome. Hope it works for you. Have a great day. Pam

Oct 04, 2010 01:20 AM