{"id":12621,"date":"2019-01-30T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/narcissus-bulb-fly\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:49:00","slug":"narcissus-bulb-fly","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/narcissus-bulb-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Narcissus bulb fly"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Narcissus bulb fly, this +<\/u> 13 mm hoverfly is black and strongly hairy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1548868589398{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3437″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Narcissus bulb fly<\/strong> (Merodon equestris)<\/em>, this +<\/u> 13 mm hoverfly is black and strongly hairy. It belongs to the family of hoverflies (Syrphidae)<\/em>. The hoverfly lays its eggs at the base of the plant in late spring. After about 10 days, the eggs hatch and the millimeter-sized larvae eat their way into the bulb. The larvae eat away at the bulb and do not emerge until next spring.
\nDaffodils in sheltered, warm places, in particular, are more likely to be visited by the Narcissus bulb fly than those in open, windy places.<\/p>\n

There is also a Onion<\/a> Bulb Fly<\/em> (Eumerus strigatus)<\/em> – a smaller version of the Narcissus bulb fly and it’s also a pest insect. The Onion Bulb Fly lays its eggs near diseased and weak plants. The larvae feed on various bu<\/wbr>lbs and do not appear until autumn.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1673516936006{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n