pest eating my leaves

What can I do to get rid of this type of fly? Only at night these flies, which have a large area of gold on their backs. Must be hundreds of them.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/20/2016 @ 8:11 am

These sound like Hover Flies, and they are actually a beneficial insect to the garden.
Here is an article with more information.

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