| Mylabris
tincta |
Namibian
crop pests # 25
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| Mylabris tincta |
Order: Coleoptera |
Family: Meloidae |
Mylabris tincta beetles
crowding on flowering Ombidi plants (Cleome gynandra) |
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COMMON NAMES
No local names are recorded
PEST STATUS
M. tincta is widespread
and common in north central Namibia. Host plants are legumes and many weeds.
It is often found on flowers of “Ombidi or “Omboga” (Cleome gynandra).
This plant is used as local spinach and therefore not removed from the
field during weeding.
DESCRIPTION
M. tincta is 16 mm long and has
a pattern of black and yellow bands across the back. The back end is often
dark red.
CONTROL
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of Blister beetles
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