when does love bug season end in florida
Lovebug Localized lovebug flights can number in the hundreds of thousands. The slow, drifting movement of the insects has been described as almost reminiscent of snow fall except that, unlike snow, the flies also rise into the air. Two major flights occur each year, first in late spring, then in late summer. In south Florida, a third (but smaller) flight can occur in December.[2] The spring flight occurs during late April and May, and in the summer during late August and September. Flights extend over periods of four to five weeks.[5] Mating takes place almost immediately after emergence of the females. Adult females live only three to four days, while males live a little longer. They have to stick to each other at all times.[2]
Lovebug Once adults, lovebugs are ready to start copulating to begin reproducing. Adult male lovebugs emerge first from the pupal stage, and hover around until female lovebugs emerge.[12] Mating between lovebugs takes place immediately after emergence of the adult females.[13] A male lovebug copulates and will remain paired up until the female has been fully fertilized. Copulation takes place for 2â€“3 days before the female detaches, lays her eggs, and dies. Adult females have been recorded to live up to seven days, while adult males may live up to two to five days, but on average lovebugs live three to four days.[14] However, Thornhill (1976c) recorded recapture data that showed males lived longer in the field than females.[2]