My potted, greenhouse-coddled strawberries have some aphids, so I've popped them outside so hoverflies can lay their eggs among the aphids *and* feed on pollen/nectar *and* pollinate the flowers. Simple, #nature -given solutions, eh🐝

#gardening #insects

Things warmed up a bit today! Sunshine brought bees, wasps & hoverflies out in the garden. The dandelion flowers were smothered. Yesterday's sulking, soggy magpie seems to have taken up residence in the garden. Two pairs of swallows now claiming stable nest sites! Yay!

#hoverflies . Bring buzzed yesterday be a curious hoverfly. #garden ing #garden #flowers of Twitter

Can we please have a shout out for hoverflies? These unsung heroes may not be as flamboyant as butterflies or as cute as bumblebees, but they’re important pollinators that also help control pests like aphids.
How to help hoverflies and other pollinators:
bit.ly/4ae2zG1

The UPDATED Beneficials Chemical Toxicity Table summarises the impacts of various insecticidal ingredients on beneficial insects, incl. new data on Aus wolf spiders and hoverflies.

Table: bit.ly/3Wkg3MZ
Read more: bit.ly/4boD9X9

Cesar Australia University of Melbourne

🌍 Curious about the vocabulary of nature? Explore the rich & varied language of #biodiversity !🐝
‌Even if bees are the most well-known, other animals such as hoverflies, wasps, moths, bats, butterflies & more are also #pollinators . 🦋
According to ipbes⬇️
#ForNature

Hoverflies having a rest on Marsh Marigold flowers during a cloudy spell at Divis/Black Mountain, Belfast (28 April)

2 more hoverflies from the garden - Melanostomo scalare for top 2 and a dark male Epistrophe eligans for the bottom 2? ⁦Steven Falk⁩

Our new paper is out! 🐝🌼

'Partitioning the contribution of bees with different traits and hoverflies to flower-visitor interaction networks'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol…

Thanks to Prof. Shoko Sakai, JSPS 独立行政法人日本学術振興会（学振） and Kyoto University for hosting me in Japan.

#pollinators #ecology

A true roadside stunner, cow parsley is a familiar sight across the UK.
Cow parsley is important for a variety of insects, including bees and hoverflies, as it is an early source of pollen.

Our flowering Bay tree provides simple moments of pleasure – just being able to stay still, watch, wait and see the extraordinary variety of bees, hoverflies, shieldbugs, ladybirds & diptera that visit is surely nature’s own mindfulness 💚

Some hoverflies! I believe Sphaerophoria scripta (?) and Eupeodes corollae (?) (8/)

Hoverflies are amazing

A few more images from my visit to RSPB Saltholme: snad martins, moorhens, hoverflies - Helophilus pendulus and Eristalis sp. teesbirds RSPB RSPB England Natural England NE NorthYorksBirdNews JoanT 🇬🇧 Nick Wright

Yellow Iris, bogbean, brooklime and other emergent species. The freshwater Potamogeton crispus (curly pondweed) is abundant in nice clear water. However, Elodea sp. here as well.

I reckon it will be a great site for dragons/damsels and hoverflies come peak season too.

How far do you think a single fly could migrate? A few hundred miles? Think again. Michael Le Page details the journey of American hoverflies from a 2022 study. Spoiler alert: they weren’t just popping out to the shop!

🎧 link.chtbl.com/newscientist

7/12.🪲 METHOD OF CONTROLLING APHIDS
Natural predators: Many insects and animals, like ladybugs 🐞, lacewings, and hoverflies, enjoy munching on aphids.

🌿🔵 Experience the beauty of bluebell season at Hagbourne Copse, near Blagrove! These blooms are vital for local wildlife, attracting butterflies, bees, and hoverflies. Please stay on designated paths and avoid picking the flowers. 🦋🐝

How far do you think a single fly could migrate? A few hundred miles? Think again. Michael Le Page details the journey of American hoverflies from a 2022 study. Spoiler alert: they weren’t just popping out to the shop!

link.chtbl.com/newscientist

After a slow, cold start today @rspbnewport Wetlands we had a good list of birds. Later sunny intervals tempted out insects including bees, butterflies, hoverflies and one dragonfly (? a Hairy dragonfly). Little owl, sleepy Whimbrel, Little grebe with chicks, a Green-veined white