📕 HOVER FLY
🐝 Hover flies are true flies, but they look like small bees or wasps.
🐝 They are the helicopters of the insect world, often seen hovering in the air, darting a short distance, and then hovering again.
🐝 These beneficial insects are valuable tools in the fight against aphids, thrips, scale insects and caterpillars. What are Hover Flies?
🐝 Hover flies (Allograpta oblique) go by several other names, including syrphid flies, flower flies and drone flies.
🐝 Hover flies in gardens are a common sight throughout the country, especially where aphids are present.

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