How to Use lovebug in a Sentence

lovebug

noun

• If lovebugs visit your area, here are the best ways to get rid of them and how to keep them away.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Mow your lawn short before lovebugs arrive, and bag the clippings to allow the thatch to dry out.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• That will make cleaning the lovebugs easier.
  — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
• Wash any lovebugs off the car within 24 hours because the acid in their decaying bodies can damage your car’s paint.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Run Fans Both indoors and out, run box or ceiling fans on high to keep lovebugs from settling on your porch or coming inside your home.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Wax The Car A fresh coat of wax can keep lovebugs from sticking to your car’s paint, making removal easier.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• While keeping up with removal can be bothersome, lovebugs are beneficial.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Vacuum Them Up Get rid of any lovebugs that make it inside your home or on your porch by vacuuming them up with a shop vac.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Exhaust fumes mimic the smells of decaying organic matter, tricking lovebugs looking for nesting grounds.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• How To Get Rid Of Lovebugs You don’t need insecticides to deal with lovebugs.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• In This Article Despite their name, there’s a lot not to love about lovebugs (Plecia nearctica).
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Turn Off Porch Lights Outdoor lights can attract lovebugs in the evenings, so turn off bright exterior lights to keep them away from porches and entryways.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• There were so few sightings of lovebugs in 2023 that Leppla and other entomologists received calls from the public asking where the irksome little critters went.
  — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
• Rinse Outdoor Surfaces Outdoor surfaces like siding, outdoor lights, windows, patios, and garage doors can become congregation spots for lovebugs during swarms.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
• Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, lovebugs moved to Florida in large numbers in the late 1960s.
  — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
• And some of the best evidence of the lovebugs’ comeback came last week at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza on Florida’s Turnpike, where filthy, splattered cars and trucks queued up before the plaza’s automatic windshield washer.
  — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026