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Category Archives: Insects

A fly, a wasp, or a bee?

September 20, 2020m.g.o.stratfordInsectsspring, summer

As we watch the flow of bees and insects pollinating our vegetables and flowers, we may be struck by bee-like insects that  are slightly different.  These insects may be flower flies, also called hover flies. Most of us know that bees are important pollinators of our food crops.  Yet flower flies are also an important

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