Mylabris dentata
Namibian crop pests  #  07

Mylabris dentata Order: Coleoptera Family: Meloidae


      
 
 
  

COMMON NAMES 

No local names are recorded  

PEST STATUS

Mylabris dentata has been found in all 4 regions of north central Namibia on legumes and it has not been recorded on other crops.  

DESCRIPTION

Beetle, 16 mm long. M. dentata is easily recognized from other blister beetles by the zigzag pattern of black and yellow bands across the back.  

CONTROL

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