New Blister Beetles of Montana MontGuide Available at Extension Office
MontGuide MT200209AG was developed by Hayes Goosey, MSU Forage Specialist; Tiziana Oppedisano, MSU Agronomic Entomologist and Agricultural Extension agents from Madison-Jefferson, Broadwater, Gallatin and Dawson Counties. The complete MontGuide is available at the Chouteau County Extension office or can be downloaded at MSU Publications.
Blister beetles are leaf-feeding insects that secrete a liquid that can cause blisters and can be toxic when accidentally fed to livestock in forage. Of the nine species observed in Montana...