Drone Fly, Rat-Tailed Maggot Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae)

Margaret Pfiester and Phillip E. Kaufman

Release Date: 11/19/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in809-2009

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Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is EENY 445, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2009. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Margaret Pfiester, graduate assistant entomologist; and Phillip E. Kaufman, professor and Extension entomologist, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Pfiester, M., & Kaufman, P. E. (2009). Drone fly, rat-tailed maggot Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae). EDIS, 2009(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in809-2009

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Phillip Kaufman

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former professor/Extension entomologist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, professor and department head, TAMU Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

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