MOST of the hoverflies we get in our gardens are extremely beneficial to the gardener. They feed on pollen and pollinate flowers as they go. After breeding they lay a single oval egg close to colonies of aphids, because their pale larvae predate on aphids and other tiny creatures. The larva of the marmalade hoverfly, , is said to be able to consume between 250 and 600 cabbage aphids
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Apr 04, 2023
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