Was out in the orchard today. It seemss that polination has been pretty good despite the cold and rainy weather over the last 4-5 weeks. I still have a goodly number of blossoms so I will have to put off my first lethat spray to next weekend.
BUT, although I saw no bees in the orchard, I did notice alot of these buzzing around the blossoms that were still around. Can anyone please I.D. these for me.
Thanx
Mike
They look like small wasps or midges. I believe some midges are attracted to flowers.
Family Dolichopodidae - Longlegged Flies.
Did they audibly buzz, or are you referring to manner of flight?
They are considered beneficial.
Entire body is unlike bee or wasp.
Antennae are unlike midge.
I don’t know what they are, but your pictures are almost identical to ones I took of my trees a couple of months ago. My blooms were covered. I searched for ID and decided they were most likely some type of midge. Unfortunately I deleted my pics a while back.
TFN
Note that midge antennae are combed or feathery.
The insects pictured above have a fly’s head and antennae.
