Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year ... It is a fly that looks and acts like a bee, but it has no sting. A Purdue expert explains more about hover flies. Purdue ...

A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic ... “bees” that are really flies can be very annoying, but they cannot sting you. None of the flies that are bee mimics can sting you. You can also tell ...

Honey bees can sting, and they can become problematic when they construct ... but is really a fly called the hover fly. Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year, and they are ...

If picnic reports and phone calls are any indication, we are seeing another late-season population explosion of tiny flies often called hover (or syrphid ... certainly can sting, possess two ...

They are flies — hover flies or syrphid flies — and while their antics ... hover flies are true flies so they cannot sting. Hover flies also have other names such as sweat “bees” or ...

Unlike real sweat bees that are usually black or metallic colored and only rarely visit humans for their namesake secretion, syrphid flies do not possess a stinger nor do they bite like some of ...

They’re not as pretty as butterflies but moths and syrphid flies are also important pollinators; the flies will also go after pests. Question: Each year I add more plants to our garden to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 3, 2023) New research is highlighting the best flowers to plant in order to attract syrphid flies (also known as hover flies, or flower flies), an important pollinator and, in ...