A huge thank you to Linda Graetz for her wonderful program, Meet the Friendly Flies, and for sharing the abundant resource list, below, for those who would like to learn more.
RESOURCES for MEET THE FRIENDLY FLIES
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BOOKS
Flies: the Natural History and Diversity of Diptera, by Stephen A. Marshall
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity, by Stephen A. Marshall
The Secret Life of Flies, by Dr. Erica MacAlister
Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America, by Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke
Insects of New England and New York, by Tom Murray (related image gallery HERE)
Insects of North America, by John C. Abbott and Kendra K. Abbott
Tracks & Signs of Insects and Other Invertebrates, by Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney
YOUTUBE
Erica McAlister:
Michael Dickinson:
How a Fly Flies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_44G-kE8lE&t=33s
How Flies Fly: Control. Third in the series, “How Flies Fly”
WEBSITES
Bug of the Week. University of Milwaukee Field Station.
Homegrown National Park, Doug Tallamy.
ADDITIONAL READING
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Erosion: Essays of Undoing, by Terry Tempest Williams
Banner image: Syrphid fly. Photo: Linda Graetz