It's Friday Fly Day--and time to post images of a syrphid fly.
Syrphid flies, often mistaken for...
A syrphid fly, a female Scaeva pyrastri, hovers over an Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A syrphid fly, a female Scaeva pyrastri, hovers over an Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The syrphid fly licks honey dew from the head of the lady beetle, which had just feasted on the honeydew-producing aphids on a rose bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The syrphid fly licks honey dew from the head of the lady beetle, which had just feasted on the honeydew-producing aphids on a rose bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a new exotic pest that was first detected in...
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Are you seeing cars, sidewalks, driveways, or other plants covered in sticky stuff, especially...
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Around this same time last year, I posted an article called "What's this sticky stuff on my...
Hackberry woolly aphids. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]
Hackberry woolly aphids. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]
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Friday, September 21, 2018 at
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You may see leafhoppers in your garden or landscape this time of year as they hop about feeding on...
Adult leafhopper. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Adult leafhopper. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
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