Florida Life: Easy Way To Clean Love Bugs Off Your Car

Andrew M./BBGI

It's again that time...love bug season in the Tampa Bay area! There is a simple way to get them off your car.

What do you do when you've squished enough of these little critters while on the road? Cleaning them off is actually much easier than you'd think. All you need is a dryer sheet. Yes, you read that correctly. A common dryer sheet. Here's how you do it.

Just take the dryer sheet. Any brand. Wet your car wherever the bugs are and wet the dryer sheet. Place the sheet over the bugs for a moment, then you can wipe them away. It's really that simple. Rinse, and the bugs should be gone!

These type of typical dryer sheets are perfect for removing love bugs.<br>(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Don't use any non-stick sprays on your car. It will damage the paint. Do wax your car, that will help protect your paint.

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It's not too soon or too late to plan that family summer vacation for 2022. If you can't get away for long, there are plenty of places within driving distance from the Tampa area. Perhaps some of these ideas could be the way to enjoy those summer months.

Right here in the Tampa Bay area, we have Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Florida Aquarium, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, ZooTampa, beaches, etc. You know and might already enjoy visiting our most local attractions. If you want to get out of the immediate area, here are some suggestions:

1. Clearwater Beach:

The Pinellas County beaches have lots of options from the bustle of Clearwater to the more serene Indian Rocks Beach.

The Pinellas County beaches are the nearest place to go for the sun, the sand and the water.(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

2. The most obvious, and possibly expensive: Walt Disney World and Universal

Orlando area theme parks at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. The tourist mecca of central Florida has seemingly anything you'd like to do. Add in Sea World Orlando and Legoland and there's something for every age group.

Walt Disney's dream is still the most visited tourist attraction.<br>(Photo by Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images)

(Photo by Rachel Pitts/BBGI)

3. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex:

Some history, some technology, all coolness. If you plan the trip right, you might even be lucky enough to witness a rocket launch.

(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

4. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park:

Yes, it's still there and so is the famous mermaid show!

5. Cedar Key:

It's a small community on the Gulf of Mexico where you can find yourself enjoying getting away from the 'big city' and enjoy some of the best clam chowder in the country. We're looking at you, Tony's!

6. Silver Springs State Park:

You can enjoy looking through the crystal clear waters from a glass-bottom boat. Bring the family to go canoeing or kayaking through the springs.

7. Tarpon Springs

Whether you visit for the food, or a dolphin cruise, or to learn the history of the sponge docks of Tarpon Springs, it's a family trip that isn't so far.