Bug Pics & ID forum: Daily Bug Log (98)
Views: 3, Replies: 120 » Jump to the end |
|
|||
| Last thread here: Daily Bug Log (97) I thought it fitting at this time of year, when Aphids are appearing on roses, that the humble hoverfly Platycheirus should take centre stage as she was laying her eggs on the roses so her larvae could feast on the Aphids. So folks, don't spray those roses, keep calm, take a deep breath and leave it to nature! Platycheirus scutatus female, full of eggs and in the process of depositing them in appropriate places, aren't they clever! .. 27th May       |
|
|||
Nice introduction of the new thread Janet!  Perfect demonstration too how nature takes care of pests without using poison! Great shots too!I have loads of Aphids too, but lots of egg-laying Syrphids too besides the Ladybirds and even spider. Today I saw a tiny spider attacking an Aphid.. My poor Impatiens bicaudata which was infected with scale insects has completed recovered, since I've put it outside for the predators to take care off, it is making nice healthy side shoots. I've a shot of a big Syrphid larvae on one of its leaves! |
|
|||
| Thanks Myriam. It's amazing how quickly the aphids disappear! Good news about your Impatiens, my new ones are still inside, it's too cold outside for them still! Can't wait to see the big syrphid larva, I wonder when it was laid on the plant. |
|
|||
Andrena semilaevis female I think, they are quite small .. 27th May |
|
|||
Apis mellifera, long time no see! I still think these lone dark bees are from a wild population. 27th May |
|
|||
Beetle larva ~10mm, I had one last year inside like this! Blame Winston.  26th May |
|
|||
Bombus hortorum worker .. 27th May |
|
|||
Bombus lucorum workers.. 27th May      |
|
|||
Bombus pascuorum worker .. 27th May  |
|
|||
Bombus pratorum male .. 27th May  |
|
|||
Bombus pratorum worker .. 27th May. the second shot I got as it was approaching a worker B. lucorum, it stood still in shock! 27th May  |
|
|||
Bombus terrestris workers .. 26th & 27th May  I think this was a queen, the orange tailed ones are often smaller, and I don't think I have seen a worker like this. The bands look almost as orange as the tail!   |
|
|||
Cantharidae, Cantharis rustica .. 26th & 27th May  |
|
|||
| Your Apis mellifera looks like mine Janet, which are all dark, so must be wild ones too! Nice pic! That looks like a happy beetle larva who got a lift with Winston! I still haven't seen any Bombus hortorum, yesterday I only saw one B.pacuorum while there where so many bumbles around! Lovely series of Bombus lucorum workers! Sweet little B.pascuorum worker! Love the fluffy B.pratorum male too! Funny how B.lucorum had to wait 'standing' in the air for its turn on the dinner table! Lovely Aquilegia, beautiful colour and nice shots too of B.terrestris workers, I rarely see one though I do have a couple of queens! I see your Thalictrum is already in bloom! Cantharis rustica looks shy! It has been pouring here until now, that has stopped but can restart any moment, the sun gets no chance! Only 14C! |
|
|||
| Grrr, lost my whole post! We have sun but with lots of wind, only says 15C now but it feels quite warm.. clouds keep coming over, should get to 18C today and tomorrow. I think the system hitting us yesterday must have moved eastwards, it was coming from the south west although swinging around from the south east. Can't get many photos with all the wind, and with all the Geranium pyrenaicum I have now the flowers flop when anything but a tiny bee sits on them, they are very popular! Cantharris rustica is the biggest one I have, it always looks shy and a little comical. The Aquilegia is from the songbird series Robin which I grew over 10 years ago, if the originals disappeared they have made new plants similar so keep going. I have many very permanent Aquilegias which I grew from seed years ago, some have crossed and made fantastic plants, some make not so good flowers but all interesting. I have some lovely new ones flowering this year under the horse chestnut tree which set themselves ..   |
|
|||
The Aquilegias are very beautiful and interesting how they are so creative! Unfortunately they don't like my garden..  I only have one which returned for 4 years in a row, one I grew from seed called Aquilegia 'Iceberg', but the flower turned out very different from the images on the seed company's catalog.  It is very windy here too, nearly impossible to take pictures and there are not many bugs around either. The computer says 18C but it does feel colder! |
|
|||
| 25th May Maybe Meliscaeva auricolis male (?) ...  |
|
|||
I thought this could be Platycheirus albimanus male... but the spots are yellow..  |
|
|||
Syrphus sp.  |
|
|||
| 26th May Apis mellifera on Pelargonium and Calendula      |
| « Back to the top « Cubits.org homepage « BugLife cubit homepage « Bug Pics & ID forum |
You must first create a username and login before you can reply to this thread.
