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Hover Flies
Organic Gardening and Organic Pest Control use Hover Flies and their larvae to control Mealy Bugs
Hover fly resting on an Argyranthemum leaf - body length 1cm/ 6/16in.

Hover flies are important insects in Organic Gardening and Organic Pest Control
Hover fly on a daisy flower. Diameter of  the flower is 3cm/1¼in.

In Organic Gardening, Hover Fly larvae are the Organic Pest Control method of keeping Mealy Bugs under control
Hover fly hovering above Euphorbia wulfenii.

 Predatory Insect
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

 

Hover flies are extremely important insects in organic gardening and organic pest control. The adult hover flies are pollinators and their larvae feed entirely on various small garden insect pests.

Hover flies are small to medium sized brightly coloured flies that resemble bees and wasps. Their attractive, striped markings come in bronze, gold and yellow.

Also known as flowerflies, they are easily spotted on warm, sunny days as they hover above or dart swiftly between flowers. They can usually be found in the vicinity of aphid infested plants. They lay their eggs amongst clusters of aphids, mealy bugs, white fly, thrips, scale and mites, thereby supplying their maggot-like larvae with an abundant food source.

Adult hover flies feed entirely on nectar and pollen and are effective pollinators. However, being short-tongued insects, they only benefit plants whose nectar is easily accessible. Plants such as Santolina, Ageratum, Erigeron, Argyranthemum and other open, daisy-type flowers will bring hover flies into the garden.

 

Hover Flies prey on : Aphids, mealy bugs, mites, scale, thrips and white fly.
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