[Syrphidae] Episyrphus Request

[Perkins, Matthew]

Hello,

I am about to beign my first year's PhD experiments examing food chain length and wished to use a plant - aphid - hoverfly - parasitoid system. I have wheat and maize as C3 and C4 plants and am using Sitobion avenae as my aphid. I am interested in using the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus and wondered if anyone knew where I might be able to procure a few to begin a culture of them? Any advice would be greatly recieved! Thanks,

Kind regards

Matt Perkins

PhD Researcher
Center for Ecology & Conservation
University of Exeter, Cornwall
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