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Reducing the Risk of Blister Beetle Contamination in Alfalfa Hay Allen Knutson Extension Entomologist Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center Dallas Blister beetles contain a chemical. Clean up waste materials dust dirt and other debris Thoroughly treat floors walls and other surfaces in storage and handling areas Apply dust in cracks and crevices behind and under cupboards and other difficult to reach areas where insects may hide Members of the red oak group are particularly susceptible to infection Disease development is favored by cool wet springs and in years when such conditions occur noticeable leaf deformity results White oaks are rarely infected even in years with coo When the adult beetle is disturbed blood containing this toxin is exuded from the leg joints 57348e 57356uid can cause blisters when it comes in contact with the skin Beetles killed during alfalfa harvest operations and incorporated into baled alfal For hay producers particularly pro ducers of alfalfa hay and their customers who feed hay to livestock the concern becomes serious if these beetles are con57375rmed as blister beetles Blister beetles are toxic even potentially lethal to some species SOUTHEAST U.S.. A Brief Guide for the PINEMAP project. Kamal JK Gandhi. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. University of Georgia. kjgandhi@uga.edu. ; 706-542-4614. Note: If you suspect that you have pest issues on your trees, please contact me for further assistance. By Stephanie . Modlin. EDCI 270. Objective (HOME). To give an introduction to beetles to high school students using an interactive PowerPoint where the students are able to identify beetle classifications, names (5 beetles), characteristics, habitat, and food sources with 100% accuracy. . Erica Nadeau. Classification. The Bombardier Beetles. These tribes make up what are known as bombardier beetles:. Paussini. (flanged bombardier beetles). Metriini. Branchinini. (‘typical’ bombardier beetles). 67 Global Environmental Research2004 AIRIES 8(1)/2004: 67-74 printed in Japan 68 K. ecological impacts which will be caused by the naturalization of exotic stag beetles. Probably the native stag be Harrison . Tobi. Ward . Aquafarms. , LLC. Bay scallop research. Ward . Aquafarms. has been growing bay scallops for four years. High prevalence of pea crabs and mud blister worms. Prevalence appeared to coincide with poor meat quality. Information for this ppt copied from WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS113E. . By Dan Fagerlie. Extension Tribal Liaison, WSU Colville . Reservation. FRTEP . & APHIS PPA 7721 NATIVE Project Director. USDA APHIS PPQ and WSU FRTEP Extension: . Figure 1. rush . Figure 2. Male black blister beetle pursuing female Colorado Insect of Interest Black Blister Beetle Scientific Name: Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) F University,U.S.CSU E. fabriciiresponsible for blister beetle death at harvest. Raking and baling have been shown to dislodge dead beetles from hay. Visual inspection of baled hay to detect blister bee and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 405.744.5527 Vol. 1 8 , No. 3 1 http://entoplp.okstate.edu/pddl/pdidl 7/ 18 / 201 9 Blister Beetle Repor that can cause blisters, and can be toxic when accidentally fed to livestock in forage. Of nine species observed in Montana, only one has been reported to have damaged crops. This fact sheet describ