Entomologist Dr Sue Jaggar shares her knowledge of fruit tree pollination and using insects for biological control of pests.

Photographs can be viewed on

https://www.flickr.com/photos/SueJaggar/

Insect observations on

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&user_id=suejaggar&verifiable=any

Comptosia tendens (Beefly) on Trachymene coerulea (Blue lace flower) – these flies are pollinators as adults, and their larvae are parasitoids. Photograph taken by Dr Sue Jaggar in Kings Park

Campsomerinae a Scoliidae wasp (flower wasp – but several groups are given this common name) on Melaleuca sp. Adults are pollinators, larvae are parasitoids of Scarab beetle grubs (larvae). Photograph taken by Dr Sue Jaggar in Northampton.

Hylaeus alcyoneus (Banksia bee) feeding on Banksia burdetti while a Eurylossinae (member of the Plasterer bee family) comes to join in the feeding. The Banksia bee is a specialist, while the Euryglossinae a generalist. Photograph taken by Dr Sue Jaggar in Kings Park

Dr Sue Jaggar reflected in an emu eye