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Re: Burrowing Fly

Meconella wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 5/15/98 5:38:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mikecook@pipeline.com writes:
> 
> << When I went to see what it was doing, I
>  discovered two holes of identical appearance, one containing the fly.  I
>  assume it was laying eggs, so I stomped it.  Now I have to wait for the
>  eggs to hatch, unless there is something I can do to kill them.  >>
> 
> Why do you feel you must kill them all?  There are many insects and other
> little critters that live around our homes and gardens that are either neutral
> or even beneficial.  If it flies and lays eggs near plants, it is not
> automatically harmful.  Perhaps you might wait to see what happens?
> 
> I had some weird little green wormy looking things with large mouths on the
> young leaves of my roses when I first moved here.  I was initially horrified
> and wondered what damage they were doing.  But there were no holes in the
> leaves or any other obviously negative things happening,  and there also were
> no aphids on the branches they were on,  tho there were many aphids elsewhere.
> I have concluded they are some type of larvae that feed on plump little
> aphids,  and now I welcome them as much as lady bugs.
> 
> Janet.


Lacewing larvae, perhaps?  Ladybug larvae look like little grey dragons.

Steve  (Maritime...)
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