Month: July 2017

Syrphid Flies

Donna Ellis, UConn, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 2017. Syrphid flies are also known as hover flies or flower flies. These tiny beneficial insects are members of the insect order Diptera, which includes flies, mosquitoes, and gnats. They adults vary in size, but the common ones we often see in our area are […]

Spittlebug: A Unique Little Insect

Spittlebug: A Unique Little Insect By Joan Allen Spittlebugs are common and easily recognized by the white foamy ‘spittle’ produced by the nymph or immature stage of the insects as they feed. Adults are less commonly seen but are commonly known as froghoppers (close relatives of leafhoppers, etc). Depending on the reference, there are anywhere […]