A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A hawkmoth on beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). ABOVE: A syrphid fly, a wasp mimic using front legs as antennae. BELOW: A hawkmoth ...

This hover fly, also known as a syrphid fly, can be found in many states including Indiana. Although they look somewhat like a sweat bee or the larger yellow jacket wasp, these flies do not sting.

But nearly 35 percent were made by flies, most of which were syrphid flies, black-and-yellow bee-impersonating flies commonly called hoverflies. Olsson also observed other insects—such as wasps, ...

Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year, as they have been in many previous years, and they are particularly numerous around corn and soybean fields. They are yellow and ...

The father in Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” warned his son about the dangerous monster of the same name lurking in the vicinity. Although the tale unfolds in a nonsensical la… ...

Syrphid flies' bee-like colors probably help them avoid predators who are afraid of getting stung, but they are true flies with two wings as opposed to bees which have four.

PULLMAN, Wash. - A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and farms, new research from Washington State University shows. An observational study in Western ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 3, 2023) New research is highlighting the best flowers to plant in order to attract syrphid flies (also known as hover flies, or flower flies), an important pollinator and, in ...