Hoverflies and other fly species pollinate over 70% of food crops and wildflowers. In addition, robber flies, hoverflies, and ...

Investigating, I discovered a grisly and fascinating case of biological control in my own garden. A large hornworm caterpillar was under attack by a Tachinid fly. This particular species, which looks ...

Specialisms: Identification of tachinid flies, biodiversity informatics, taxonomy & biological recording. Manager of the UK Species Inventory, a database of the names of all British wildlife and used ...