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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Bad here in MS too. I've used the wet towel method.. pretty good.. Used the Pam method too, but didn't like trying to wash it off since it's kinda of oily. But yes have lots of missing paint chips just from them smacking the front end.
You know if you see a single love bug, that one must be REAL ugly. Rarely see a single one....
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Their only natural enemy is the Automobile!
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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You should know by now all you need to do is spray the front of the car with Pam the bugs come right off with a towel.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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When I lived in Fla. a few years ago a friend of mine there got me a product called (are you ready for this) Mr. Love Bug. Made by a company in Cartersville, Ga. called The Splat Company. Just spray it on, wait a few seconds and wipe them right off. It is also biodegradable. Don't wait a day or two to clean them off. They have an acid in them that will actually eat thru the paint.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SoSlow1
nothing will eat them...
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not if the thing is composed of acid.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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When I younger I transfered from a school in Pennsylvania to the University of Florida and made the trip on a chopper. I found out the hard way what "love bugs" are. My first purchase the next day was a face shield.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SoSlow1
If you have never seen one here is what they look like..Very acidic body's which will eat through just about anything and nothing will eat them...
You forgot about how bad they stink when there are a bunch of them splattered all over your bumper and windshield.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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Glad we don't have them up here.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug

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