[cobirds] Fw: more about the aphid situation in Boulder

2022-11-09 Thread Sebastian Patti
" . . . the aphid-associated insects are welcome gravy they don't ignore." Pure poetry, Dave! sebastianpa...@hotmail.com Sebastian T. Patti 552 W. Belden Ave. Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 CELL: 773/304-7488 From: cobirds@googlegroups.com on behalf of DAVID A

[cobirds] more about the aphid situation in Boulder

2022-11-09 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
I received wonderful photos of both the current Boulder prothonotary and northern parula with FLIES in their beaks. Flies from a few families (Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Tachinidae, Sarcophagidae, Syrphidae, others) regularly or at least occasionally seek out aphid honeydew deposited on plant