COLUMN: Long live the long

Have you ever seen a tiny, metallic blue-green fly flitting to and fro on leaves and flowers in your garden?

You have probably seen it but dismissed it as some either troublesome or benign winged insect not requiring a second look.

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Ralph E. Mitchell is the director/horticulture agent for the UF/IFAS Charlotte County Extension Service. He can be reached at 941-764-4344 or ralph.mitchell@charlotte

countyfl.gov.

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