Gray
bee flies zip about flowers in the heat of summer, at a time grasshoppers
and locusts click and hover. The adult flies nectar on summer-blooming
flowers, and the females seek grasshopper egg-pods which the maggot devours.
A component of a healthy ecological web, the gray bee fly is a beneficial
insect for farmers and gardeners.
Gray
bee flies zip about flowers in the heat of summer, at a time grasshoppers
and locusts click and hover. The adult flies nectar on summer-blooming
flowers, and the females seek grasshopper egg-pods which the maggot devours.
A component of a healthy ecological web, the gray bee fly is a beneficial
insect for farmers and gardeners.
