The role of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in pollination and biological control
Abstract
In last years the research of ecosystem services became the centre of attention in the ecological studies. The ecosystem services, e.g. pollination and biological control are benefits for human life during the working of ecosystems. However by human disturbance (e.g. intensive agricultural landuse) the number of natural habitats is reduced, which has negatively effect on occurrence of pollinators and natural enemies, and thereby the healthy working of ecosystem. The hoverflies take part with many roles in ecosystem services: the imagoes are pollinators, the aphidophagous larvae as biocontrols. 400 species are known from Hungary.
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