Floridians love soaking up the sunshine, the beaches and the pools, but the one thing we do not take a liking to is lovebug season.

Well, it is here whether or not we love it.

What You Need To Know

  • Lovebugs are common in May and September in Florida

  • The insects are most common during the day

  • Heat from vehicles and roadways attract lovebugs

  • The insects have also been called March flies, honeymoon flies, double-headed bugs and united bugs

There are two times out of the year that lovebugs appear. Those two months are May and September.

These pesky insects are most prevalent in warm and humid climates. They don't just exist in Florida, either.

We can find lovebugs along the Gulf Coast and into South Carolina along with Mexico and Central America.

However, they appear in the largest numbers in Florida.

Why we dislike them

One reason we hate lovebugs so much is what they can do to your vehicle.

Driving around during lovebug season will have your car covered with them. This happens because the heat of your vehicle and the heat from the roadways attract lovebugs.

Light-colored surfaces can also attract the insects.

Lovebugs are the most active likely when you're driving around town because the pesky insects are most prevalent during the daytime hours while they sleep at night.

They can do a lot of damage to your car if you do not wash your car frequently. Their body can become acidic over time, which can be bad for your car's paint.

So it is best to wash them off of your car often before their corpses take a toll on your vehicle.

They do some good

While the insects are annoying to humans, they serve a purpose for the environment.

Lovebugs eat dead vegetation, which helps transport nutrients back into the soil.

Experts say there is no way in determining how active the lovebug season is going to be from year-to-year.

But get ready. You may see them appear across Florida soon.