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boydzfish
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Annoying Flies
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August 22, 2011, 21:40:53 »
I seem to have an infestation of small black flies which seem to just rest on my raspberries but which I think are really attracted to some adjacent sweet peas. There are literally hundreds of them which take off when disturbed but settle very quickly. I don't think they are eating anything vital but every time I pick rasps I get a face full of the things!! I have tried a couple of half hearted squirts with the old rhubarb leaf brew but they are still there. I have a row of broad beans about to flower and so I hope they are not waiting with knives and forks for them. ???
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Boydzfish
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Re: Annoying Flies
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August 22, 2011, 22:35:30 »
Sound like pollen beetles to me... are they beetles... thunderbugs/fruitflies rarely hang around sweetpeas... but none of them are a threat to your B Beans.. :)
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boydzfish
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August 23, 2011, 21:48:39 »
If the difference between a beetle and a fly is that a beetle has encased wings and a fly hasn't (If I recall my biology at school!!) then these are flies. In fact I managed to catch one tonight and will take a good look at it for any identifying features. They move quite fast and I always thought that was the sign of a predator, or is that just in the ground?
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Boydzfish
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August 23, 2011, 21:54:24 »
It's still a good rule of thumb...
probably thunderbugs... don't know their proper name has it been warm and humid recently?
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Robert_Brenchley
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August 24, 2011, 20:00:46 »
If they have a single pair of wings sticking out they're flies. Beetles have folding wings which go under hardened wingcases which are actually modified forewings.
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boydzfish
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August 25, 2011, 22:45:36 »
Isn't the Internet a wonderful place? I think I have identified these insects and it appears they are dung flies!! Apparently, apart from dung of course, they swarm round flowers to get a carbohydrate 'fix', who'd have thought? :o
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Boydzfish
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Re: Annoying Flies
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August 31, 2011, 20:53:56 »
Ooh....dung for din-dins and nectar for pud.........nice :-\
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