Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Lovebugs (Plecia neartica) don't bite but can become a nuisance due to their (sometimes) sheer numbers. Carbon dioxide attracts them, and a voluminous number of them end up "collected" on the windshields and bumpers of unsuspecting cars. No, they there…
Simpsons stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) fared fabulously during the February 2026 freeze. A look at the range map from the Florida Plant Atlas for this plant shows that it ranges as far north as Volusia County and has an inland distribution…
Lots of insects visit the sweetly fragrant flowers of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) including lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Lovebugs emerge in large numbers twice a year: Late spring (April/May) and fall (August/September). Male lovebugs emerge before the females. Once coupled, the…
It's that time of year, again! Love bugs flourish twice per year: April - May and August - September. Love bugs on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) Love bugs on saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) Also know as honeymoon bugs, double-headed bugs, and…
