These farmer’s friends are avid pollinators. Next to bees, they’re the most important.
*Insects such as aphids are considered a crop pest, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hover flies serve as an economically (as well as ecologically) important predator and even potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults may be pollinators.
Source: Wikipedia
Enjoy our portfolio of some of the hoverflies that have appeared in the garden throughout the years.
All of the subjects photographed and posted here are living creatures that have not been injured in the process.
