Soldier flies?

IIReignManII

IIReignManII

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I've had two black wasplike looking dudes showing up in my tent recently. I started googling pictures and it seems like it looks like a soldier fly. I killed one a few days ago and just killed another one today. For my no-till soil, one of the components I added was some real soil that I dug up which I'm assuming maybe had a few eggs in it.

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hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Common in compost and outhouses. I have both. They’re actually beneficial.

“What are Soldier Flies? What are soldier flies? These relatively large insects resemble black wasps, and yet they’re perfectly harmless to human beings and other mammals. They don’t have mouths or stingers, so they can’t bite or otherwise hurt you. The fly portion of this insect’s life is spent flying around and mating, then laying eggs and dying within two days. They don’t like to go in houses, they help to keep away the common housefly, and they prefer spots that humans shun such as manure piles and outhouses

Read more at Gardening Know How: What Are Soldier Flies: Help For Larva Found In Compost Piles https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/basics/soldier-flies-in-compost.htm
 
IIReignManII

IIReignManII

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hotrodharley said:
Common in compost and outhouses. I have both. They’re actually beneficial.

“What are Soldier Flies? What are soldier flies? These relatively large insects resemble black wasps, and yet they’re perfectly harmless to human beings and other mammals. They don’t have mouths or stingers, so they can’t bite or otherwise hurt you. The fly portion of this insect’s life is spent flying around and mating, then laying eggs and dying within two days. They don’t like to go in houses, they help to keep away the common housefly, and they prefer spots that humans shun such as manure piles and outhouses

Read more at Gardening Know How: What Are Soldier Flies: Help For Larva Found In Compost Piles https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/basics/soldier-flies-in-compost.htm
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Nice...I'm wondering if they came from my compost or the dirt I dug up out of the yard. I assume they just emerge out of the soil? I cant really tell where exactly he emerged from. It was a bit of a surprise opening the tent to big hornet looking dude buzzing around in there lol.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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IIReignManII said:
Nice...I'm wondering if they came from my compost or the dirt I dug up out of the yard. I assume they just emerge out of the soil? I cant really tell where exactly he emerged from. It was a bit of a surprise opening the tent to big hornet looking dude buzzing around in there lol.
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They’re common in compost heaps. Part of the composting process when they are. But their larvae are harmless to plants unlike some other flies.
 
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RandomAsshole1

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Ahahahahahhahahahhahahahaha

Science is fun

I've been seeing more and more of these "black wasp things" in my veg and flower room. I had a slight aphid problem on one of my tables so in my ignorance I just let the things buzz around cause they weren't stinging me and I had no idea what they were. Figured precautionary principle first so I just didn't touch em. Thirsty buggers though. Well I kept seeing more and more of them and then today I see like 20 by my moms so i decided to look em up. So turns out after 30 minutes of googling they might be soldier flies.

Thats cool.

They help make my flowers better right?

Edit:They're not mud daubers I know those guys quite well.
 
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