–by Frannie Miller
Brown blister beetle – This insect can be easily recognized as a blister beetle due to its elongated, cylindrical body shape. Blister beetles product a substance called cantharidin, which can produce nasty blisters if they are ingested or touched. There extensive feeding habits can defoliate garden plants as well as field crops. Learn more here: https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF959.pdf
