Merodon equestris
Peter Taggart (Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:33:19 PST)

The most vigorous Narcissus and other related bulbs respond to these flys
as if they had been twin scaled, an increase in bulb numbers results. N
bulbocodium is certainly not immune here, nor is L aesivitum, but they both
survive the fly and enough mature bulbs survive to put up plenty of
flowers, with extra vegetative increase!
Peter (UK)

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> wrote:

Some cultivars/clones are more attractive than others.

but bulbocodium hybrids such as 'Dove Wings'
and its siblings seem immune. I say *seem* immune, but it might be a matter
more of their earlier flowering, or it might be that they multiply strongly
enough that the bulb fly doesn't do much harm to them.
And again to demonstrate the fickle tastes of Merodon,
Leucojum aestivum seems [there's that word again] immune.

And some galanthus forms survive in good heart. The commmon double form of
Galanthus nivalis is not uncommon as a feral plant in locations that are
very
wet in winter. Perhaps the fly larvae drown?