The Benefits of Maintaining a Chemical-Free Garden

Dagger flies are a group of insects that have evolved over hundreds of millions of years into many different taxonomic families and species. Their most distinctive feature is a long pointed mouth part that they use to attack and pierce their prey with. Often seen hunting amongst the garden plants for insects such as caterpillars, leafhoppers and bees. They can also be found resting on a flower and drinking the nectar. But what makes the dagger flies different from other predatory flies is their peculiar mating ritual.