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Meet The Wasps Helping to Suppress Early Season Aphids

May 1, 2025raharris

Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu The goal of this series is to increase awareness and knowledge of beneficial insects in cropping systems and to help differentiate them from pests of concern. This week’s feature beneficial is a group of… Continue Reading →

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Beneficial Bug Spotlight: Syrphid Flies-Important Aphid Predators

April 4, 2025lyndsie

Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu One of the earlier natural enemies to emerge during spring, the syrphid fly (aka hoverfly), has been spotted out and about. Syrphids are beneficial to farmers because they can reduce the severity of some… Continue Reading →

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