Types of Blister Beetles. There are too many species of blister beetle to list all of them here. You can find at least 26 different species in Florida alone.

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Jerry Brown’s beetle legacy. The specimen of Bembidion brownorum discovered by UC Berkeley entomologist Kipling Will at Jerry Brown’s Colusa County ranch. (David Maddison / Associated Press) ...

Blister beetles are long, narrow insects found across the U.S., ranging from 0.3 to 1.2 inches. Their soft bodies can be black, gray, brown, or brightly striped in yellow or red.

Blister beetles use a chemical called cantharidin for defense. Instead of a painful bite or sting, the primary defense strategy used by blister beetles is to release cantharidin on whoever is ...

Blister beetles can range in size from three-quarters of an inch to 1 1/4 inches in length with narrow bodies and antennae that are one-third the length of their entire bodies.

Grasshoppers and blister beetles are appearing in gardens. These two insects have a connection and grasshoppers thrive in dry weather so this is not a surprise. Both insects cause chewing ...

That’s because the beetles carry a nasty chemical called “cantharidin” in their bodies. If animals or humans accidentally ingest them, it can lead to all sorts of urinary and intestinal issues. In ...

To control blister beetles, you can manually remove them and destroy them while wearing protective clothing. On the chemical control spectrum, you can use an organic pesticide that contains pyrethrin.