Identifying natural enemies

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Tachinid fly - Tachinidae
Identifying natural enemies > flies > tachinid fly
Adults: Dark, robust, hairy. Resemble house- flies, but with very stout bristles at the tip of the abdomen. Length 3-14 mm. Eggs: White, oval. Deposited near, on or in the host insect. Larvae (maggots): Legless. Feed and develop inside the prey hosts. Exit the dead host to pupate. Pupae: Oblong. Dark reddish. Diet: Immature beetles, butterflies, moths, sawflies, earwigs, grasshoppers or true bugs. Adults are nectar feeders.


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This information was developed for the publication Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma, MSU Extension bulletin E2949.

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12/21/06