Beneficial
Insect: Tachinid fly
(Family Tachinidae)
|
size
= 3 to 14 mm (<
1/2 inch)
|
| Description:
Tachinids resemble house flies, but are distinguished by their stout
abdominal bristles. |
| Biology:
Eggs laid on plants are eaten and hatch inside host. Already-hatched
larvae can also enter nearby hosts. |
| Predator
or Parasite? Internal parasite of immature beetles, butterflies and
moths, earwigs, sawflies, grasshoppers and true bugs. |
| Pollinator?
No |
| Beneficial
importance level: Most important family of parasitic flies |
| Commercially
available? No |
