These beetles belong to a family of insects called blister beetles. There are around 2,500 member species in the world, several species of which are commonly called old- fashioned potato beetles.

Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...

The lily leaf beetle is eating its way across Michigan’s lilies. ... Solomon’s seal, bittersweet, potatoes, hollyhocks and various hosta species,” according to MSU.

Insects become pests for a number of reasons. They can invade your home, eat your plants, and endanger your family’s health.Blister beetles are an example of a pest that’s dangerous to both ...

When these pumpkin-colored beetles aren’t invading homes, they are outdoors helping control the aphid population by eating as many as 1,000 of the pests during their development, said University ...