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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 03, 2007

These are frequent vsitors in the vegetable garden. They perch on the leaves. Maybe similar to Soldier fly in bugfile. Good , bad, or indifferent?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 03, 2007

Good guys - they eat mites, thrips, aphids and other insects. They're everywhere around here these days

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 03, 2007

It looks like a Long-legged Fly, a species of Condylostylus: http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/3618/

Kennedy

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2007

Wow- didn't realize my picture got kind of blurry, sorry. But that looks like it. Is that what you were thinking, claypa? Well, I see them everyday!!!! yay for beneficials !

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 04, 2007

Yes, I just forgot to link to its ID. They're tiny... I can't even try to get a picture of something that small!

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