US: Bee-impersonating flies show pollinator potential
An experimental cogitation in Western Washington found that out of more than 2,400 pollinator visit to flush at urban and rural farms about 35 % were made by flies – most of which were the calamitous - and - yellow - striped syrphid fly front , also called hoverflies . For a few plant life , including pea , kale and lily , flies were the only pollinator watch . Overall , bees were still the most common , accounting for about 61 % of flowered sojourn , but the rest were made by other insects and spiders ....