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Old July 18, 2013   #1
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Default Is this a good bug, or should I squish it?
Seeing a few of these on my zucchini plants this morning. Are they harmful?
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Old July 18, 2013   #2
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It looks like a female deer fly to me. While it won't hurt the garden their bite is quite painful to people.
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