{"id":2525,"date":"2014-07-08T12:14:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T19:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jcmgf.org\/mg2\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2018-03-30T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T19:48:51","slug":"plant-clinic-question-of-the-week-or-what-the-heck-is-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/plant-clinic-question-of-the-week-or-what-the-heck-is-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Clinic Question of the Week: What the heck is this?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0written by Jill B.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can post your responses under the comments section.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here are some of the responses we received from four different master gardeners:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0 – \u00a0Looks like a type of Bumble bee. They don’t usually nest in homes. They are typically ground dwellers. It takes quite a bit to get a Bumble to sting.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. \u00a0 \u00a0–\u00a0My guess is that it is in the \u201crobber\u201dfly clan.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. \u00a0 \u00a0 -Looks like some kind of fly to me.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. \u00a0 \u00a0 -It also looks a lot like Sacken’s Bee Hunter.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          And, the answer is ……… (drum roll……..)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

          I sent the photo to Richard Lewis, our local entomologist. \u00a0His answer was:<\/p>\n

          \u201cIt is a robber fly, eyes and antennae very distinctive of flies. Probably from the genus Laphria but several genus from the Asilidae (robber flies) are bee mimics. They feed on\u00a0other insects that often are quite large including bees, grasshoppers, dragonflies and butterflies. They generally ambush\u00a0their prey and\u00a0attack it in flight. Can inflict a painful bite if\u00a0handled\u00a0but not poisonous. Most are quite large and robust but very cool bugs and a great specimen, they are not uncommon but I have never seen a bee mimic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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          This was a fun one to follow! If anyone else wants to be on the plant clinic solving list, let me know and I can include you as an investigator. I won’t publish names, so that anyone can chime in and not feel intimidated. \u00a0We will be posting these weekly on this blog, so check back often!<\/p>\n

          Some great info about robber flies:<\/p>\n

          http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asilidae<\/a><\/p>\n

          Robber flies and other insects:<\/p>\n

          http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/5234<\/a><\/p>\n

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