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[fc3srx713b]

ok heres a pest that i see most of the times, i wont say more than this but heres a pic....

usually attacks my neps with its eggs

will post more pics later....

 

[nepenthes_freak]

Is it a female ant?

 

[fc3srx713b]

nope!

 

[The Griffin]

Is it a hover fly?

 

[rattler]

its a fly of some sort, looks like the kind i see around here that look like a honey bee

 

[Nepenthes02]

Looks like a wasp to me...

 

[fc3srx713b]

Quote[/b] (The Griffin @ June 14 2006,5:21)]Is it a hover fly?

hmmm.... i think you got it!

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

ah hover flies here are pretty tame...they will let you pet thenm and pick them up...THAEN YOU FEED THEM TO YOU PLANTS!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

alex

 

[fc3srx713b]

Quote[/b] (glider14 @ June 14 2006,7:58)]....THAEN YOU FEED THEM TO YOU PLANTS!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

alex

well they lay their eggs and then the larvae start chewing the green!

 

[Nubcaek]

My capensis is eating one of these

, I'll look out for these and their larvae on my cps.

 

[srduggins]

This is actually a beneficial insect known as a syrphid fly, among other things. Its larva eat aphids!
Syrphid Fly