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Deuxcents

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2. I've heard of the love bugs that come out every so often but thought they were just a pest..not harmful

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:16 PM

Jul 10

This must be a different kind because the article says they’re from South America and we’ve been told the love bugs were a result of some experiment gone wrong at the university.

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Kissing Bugs Are Creeping Into Florida Homes--and They're Carrying a Dangerous Parasite [View all] highplainsdem Jul 10 OP

Please creep into Mag a Lardo Blue Owl Jul 10 #1

I've heard of the love bugs that come out every so often but thought they were just a pest..not harmful Deuxcents Jul 10 #2

Those are P. nearartica (sp?) AllyCat Jul 11 #5

Meh. Nothing a little bleach injection or horse medicine can't cure. progressoid Jul 10 #3

Well that explains the puffy face and all of that orange makeup. Buddyzbuddy Jul 11 #4

Scary! C Moon Jul 11 #6

T. cruzi is a nasty disease liberalgunwilltravel Jul 11 #7