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| HOME: WILDLIFE IN THE GARDEN: BENEFICIAL INSECTS: TACHINID FLIES |
Helping Beneficial Insects Lady beetles Damsel bug Green lacewings Hover(syrphid) flies Minute pirate bugs Parasitic wasps Predacious ground beetles Spiders Tachinid flies Hosting songbirds in your garden Grow natives West Nile virus Deer Marmots Rabbits Raccoons Skunks Voles Snakes Garter snakes Gopher snakes Western rattlesnakes |
Life cycle: Some species lay their eggs on foliage, where a nearby host insect will feed on them. Others glue their eggs to the outside-or insert them inside-the host's body. The emerging larvae parasitize and kill the hosts. Tachinid flies complete one or a few generations each year. Key benefits: Tachinid flies attack the larvae of butterflies and moths, beetles, sawflies, and several other insect orders.
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