Beneficial Scorpion Fly on Sarracenia: No Need to Kill

Question: This odd fly sits on my Sarracenia soil/rhizome, spreads wings. What is it? Should I kill it?

Answer: Likely a scorpion fly or predatory wasp—both are beneficial hunters. They hang around for the "all-you-can-eat buffet" of trapped insects. No threat unless they bite you.

Happy growing!

— Jacob Farin