There are those who, while upholding the sanctity of the one life, would maintain that a wasps' nest should not be destroyed and thatgreenflyshould not be sprayed.
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The larvae of many hoverfly species principally feed upongreenfly, one larva devouring up to fifty a day, or 1000 in its lifetime.
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