… to an aphid.
2020 was a busy summer for Wild Bee Project, documenting these cabbage aphid predators. Larvae of the hoverfly genus Eupeodes (L). Adult male pictured on R.
This was part of my study funded by Western SARE assessing the benefits of hedgerow plantings on farms growing kale, where cabbage aphids are a big problem. We saw a lot of these predators over two seasons but there never seem to be enough to cut down on the management required. Damn cool to watch though. Subsequent assessments will be needed as hedgerows mature.
