Thursday, June 29, 2006

Good guy or villain?

I found one of these in the garden this weekend. What would you guess? Is this a good thing or a really bad thing?

The answer is it's a hoverfly and it's a good thing. They help with pollination, and more importantly their larvae eat aphids. I don't think I have aphids which either means they were never there or Mr. Hoverfly and his young'uns did their thing.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

how long did it take you to find a picture of this bug?
the place looks so, so great... wish i could go up for a weekend (and a salad).
xoxo -s

Stunned Donor said...

Totally off topic, but how are the peas? Don't leave us hanging!