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    As the lovebug migrated around the Gulf Coast, first to Texas, then Louisiana, then further eastward, the initial populations for many years were so excessive that they caused public concern and initiated rumors of their origin. However, as pest populations migrate naturally, their natural controls are usually not far behind.
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    As annoying as they are, the only danger lovebugs pose is smashing into windshields making it hard for motorists to see. But these flies do not bite, sting, spread diseases or poison. “They are actually classified as nuisance pests,” Leppla said. “It’s not kind but it separates them from those who are dangerous.”
    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. However, Thornhill (1976c) recorded recapture data that showed males lived longer in the field than females.
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    Urban legend holds that lovebugs are synthetic—the result of a University of Florida genetics experiment gone wrong.
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