The Hover Fly: Predaceous Pollinator Workshop

Clark County Operations Center, Building B-1 4700 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Hover flies, also known as syrphids or flower flies, are a family of flies best known as bee mimics, are frequently seen darting around flowers. Despite this fly family's small size and relatively hairless bodies, they are valuable pollinators as adults. As larvae, some hover fly species consume aphids and some species consume detritus, an […]