Yesterday, I ventured up to the Wittunga Botanic Gardens, in search of a few Eristalis tenax to replace our ageing breeders. Even though it was not ideal conditions being slightly overcast, windy and cool, and not all of the most popular daisy bushes were flowering, I still managed to catch 3 males. These lucky boys have now taken up residence with a group of laboratory bred females, hopefully we will see lots of fertile egg clutches in the coming weeks and months!!
I have included some pictures I took yesterday, including some of the recent new additions to Wittunga It is truely a beautiful spot to visit and only 5-10 minutes drive from Flinders.