Martin Riddle wrote:

Well the Bumble bee has a partner this year and with the Melon vines I
now see syrphid flies.
Is there a good way to attract the hoverers? Are they pollen gatherers
or Nectar eaters?
There a perfect match for my melon and tomato plants.

if you're talking about what i
think you are talking about
(hummingbird moths and other
hovering moths) these could
be the parent of the tomato
hornworm or the tobacco
hornworm. i.e. they will eat
nectar and lay eggs on your
plants which then will get
hatch and eat the leaves. so
watch out for the eggs/worms
and pick them off your tomatoes
if you really want a crop. they
can do a lot of eating in a very
short period of time...

squash have enough leaves
you might want to sacrifice a
half dozen to the worms, but
i'd still be leery of letting them
go hog wild as that could impact
your harvest.


songbird