The lovebug, Plecia nearctica Hardy, is attracted to automobile exhaust fumes irradiated with 3600 A UV light. However, they are not attracted to UV light or exhaust fumes alone nor to the methane or CO2 component of exhaust fumes irradiated with 3600 A UV.
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Callahan et al. (1973) studied this question.
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