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Old 28-07-2006, 08:19 PM posted to triangle.gardens
Daniel B. Martin Daniel B. Martin is offline
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Default Please identify this insect pest
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They look like a variety of blister beetle to me. Nasty lil buggers.
Sevin would probably work.

Thank you. A brief exploration with Google Images confirms this insect
to be a Margined Blister Beetle. I've been hand-picking them, and will
continue to do so, but now I know it is important to avoid squashing
them. See
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/.../blstr_btl.htm

Daniel B. Martin
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