Talkback: Hoverfly puparia

Reply to Heavy Horse Thank you for your support. That fiver will be in the post as promised.

Well I really enjoyed this post. Hoverflies are fascinating little critters and come in so many shapes and sizes. There are some amazing bumble bee mimics. Plus the larva eat aphids so they are welcome in my garden any day. :)

I quite agree with Honesty the more hoverflies the less greenfly.

I find it unbelievable, that a post on birds in the garden will attract a deluge of comments, but one such as yours, on the other beings that use such a habitat, seem not to arouse as much interest. Do not despair Richard, your writings have inspired me to purchase a book on British insects, and as soon as the weather improves, I shall start turning over stones and leaves to see what there is in my garden. Keep up the good work