How to Use syrphid fly in a Sentence

syrphid fly

noun
  • Let’s also look after our helpers — the lady beetles, earthworms, birds, bees, syrphid flies and lacewings that busily help our gardens thrive.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The flowers produce tiny nectaries sized just right to draw in syrphid flies, ladybeetles, and parasitoid wasps, all of which feed on aphids.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The larvae of syrphid flies, also called flower or hover flies, feed on soft-bodied insects like aphids, white flies, and small caterpillars, as well as insect eggs.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Like dill, the small nectaries in cilantro flowerheads attract parasitoids, ladybeetles, lacewings, and syrphid flies that feed on small, soft-bodied garden pests.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Lady beetles, lacewings, earthworms, syrphid flies, butterflies and birds inhabit earth-friendly gardens and play a vital role in natural pest management.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • These attract a variety of beneficial insects including parasitoid wasps, lacewings, and syrphid flies, all of which feed on aphids, whiteflies, insects eggs, and other garden pests.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Late spring, after threat of frost has passed Dill is a fabulous garden plant, providing flavorful foliage and seeds for kitchen use, as well as vibrant blooms beloved by predatory wasps, lacewings, and syrphid flies.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • As members of the aster family, tansy blooms consist of hundreds of tiny flowers packed tightly together that support parasitoid wasps, small native bees, honeybees, lacewings, and syrphid flies.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • These flowers support insects with small mouthparts, including parasitoid wasps, small native bees, lacewings, and syrphid flies – all excellent natural enemies of cucumber pests and a few that also provide pollination.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Sweet alyssum, yarrow, cosmos, nepeta, asters, coreopsis and many other plants with small, clustered centers attract pollinators and beneficial insects, including lady beetles, lacewings, syrphid flies and parasitic wasps.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026

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