Where do love bugs come from????

Question

Some one told me that they where a science experment, and some one else said that that cam from another country.

Answer 1

The science experiment thing is an urban legend.

"Origin of the Beast:
Known in the scientific world as Plecia nearctica Hardy, the love bug is believed to have originated in South America and traveled into Texas, Louisiana, and then Florida for the innocent tasks of mating and migrating. They stay mostly in the southern states, rarely traveling further than South Carolina, because of their intolerance for cold weather. Surprisingly, they live most of their lives in the larvae and pupae stages, with adult females surviving a mere 2-3 days."

http://gainesville.about.com/od/artsentertainmentevents/p/Lovebugs.htm
http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/lovebugs.asp

Answer 2

not sure but i hated these things when i lived in ga! there were so many of them