Lovebugs, mostly dead, accumulate inside and outside the doors and windows at my bay front home. What can I do to avoid this? Thanks.
If you review our LOVEBUG CONTROL article, you’ll learn that if you let them congregate around the outside area of the home, some will end up on the home. This in turn will enable some to get inside. And once inside, most will try to leave so they’ll be attracted to lights and mostly, windows.
To stop this, you should first identify where they’re most active in the yard. These areas should be treated with XEMPT EC. This treatment will kill the ones active and since the application will remain active for several weeks, it will continue to help by repelling them from treated areas.
You should also spray the siding on the home to protect it from being invaded. Doing these treatments alone, before Lovebug season starts, will usually stop them from getting inside the home.
Lastly, once you start finding them inside, you should treat around windows and doors with Flying Insect Killer. Lightly mist the areas where they’ve been landing. When used properly, it will go on dry and kill them quickly so plan on spot treating as needed..
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