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Found several dead beetles in a bale of alfalfa hay: could these be blister beetles and therefore dangerous to horses?
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Is this a blister beetle? #764644
Asked July 29, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT
Found several dead beetles in a bale of alfalfa hay: could these be blister beetles and therefore dangerous to horses?
Baltimore County Maryland
Expert Response
This is not a blister beetle, but instead looks like a Field Cricket which happens to be missing all of its appendages (presumably due to the baling process).
Miri