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Winsome Fly egg on Japanese Beetle - Istocheta aldrichi
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

Winsome Fly egg on Japanese Beetle - Istocheta aldrichi
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 1, 2012
I'll try my luck at rearing the egg.
Contributed by tom murray on 2 July, 2012 - 9:35am
Last updated 9 November, 2017 - 1:51pm

Rearing
I tried last year, and the puparia dried out. I'd recommend keeping the beetles on some slightly moist soil so that the fly larvae can burrow in when they emerge.
… Charley Eiseman, 5 July, 2012 - 10:38am

 
Moist soil
Thanks for the tip Charley.
… tom murray, 5 July, 2012 - 7:43pm

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