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Like dill, the small nectaries in cilantro flowerheads attract parasitoids, ladybeetles, lacewings, and syrphid flies that feed on small, soft-bodied garden pests.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Lady beetles, lacewings, earthworms, syrphid flies, butterflies and birds inhabit earth-friendly gardens and play a vital role in natural pest management.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Flower flies, also known as syrphid flies, are one group using such mimicry.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Lady beetles, lacewings, earthworms, syrphid flies, butterflies and birds inhabit earth-friendly gardens and play a vital role in natural pest management.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Flower flies, also known as syrphid flies, are one group using such mimicry.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
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“Syrphid fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syrphid%20fly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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