Yes, once again the annoying flying insects known as love bugs are in the air in Central Florida. It's too early to tell how bad the invasion will be this year, but there are already swarms of them here where I live. They will be around for about six weeks.

There's a longstanding urban legend that the love bugs are a genetic mutation released by the University of Florida to control the mosquito population. Not true. They are believed to have been inadvertently shipped from Central America back in the 1800s, settling first in Louisiana and Texas. Later they migrated to Florida.

They don't seem to be as prevalent in the parks, although Disney doesn't spray for them as far as I know. They can be annoying as they fly slowly and aimlessly around, bumping into things and getting into your food and drink. The good news is that they are completely harmless to humans. But they are not so harmless to the paint on cars. You should get them off the front of your car as soon as possible.