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They can also spread plant diseases. In the home garden, aphids may be held in check by a number of natural predators, including lady beetles, minute pirate bugs, lacewing larvae, and syrphid fly ...

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, the insect of family Syrphidae. Image via Depositphotos. Beneficial insects are crucial players in maintaining a healthy garden. They fall ...

Home Sci-Tech Science Study finds stingless bees increase crop yield, quality A team of entomologists from Nagaland University recorded 11 major insect species foraging on chilli blooms ...

Lastly, Willden looked at how beneficial insects (pollinators like syrphid flies and bees; predators like ground beetles and spiders; and parasitoids like Platygastroidea and Chalcidoidea) managed in ...

These flowers support insects with small mouthparts, including parasitoid wasps, small native bees, lacewings, and syrphid flies – all excellent natural enemies of cucumber pests and a few that ...

Other important cucumber pollinators include native bee species, syrphid flies (a.k.a. hover or flower flies), and soldier beetles (which are also good predators). Many of the same plants that attract ...

For best ID, a contained live or intact dead insect is preferred. But you can also email clear photos at [email protected]. The Plant clinic is open M-G, 1-4 PM. Phone number is 541-236-3052.