A marmalade hoverfly feeds on a marigold on the sunny July magazine, “It may look like a wasp, but like all hoverflies, it is completely inoffensive. That is, unless you are an aphid.” In this issue, entomologist Graham Rotheray explains why the hoverfly should be considered one of the heroes of Britain’s garden wildlife. He says, “It is one of the most valuable insect pollinators of plants, its larvae can clean up your garden pests and its aerobatic skills rival those even of dragonflies.”
The helpful “hooverfly”
Jun 29, 2023
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