Are you speaking of the Striped Blister Beetle (Epicauta vittata)?
We have em here in south west KY and they're quite annoying. A good remedy for them or any other similar bug is to sprinkle them with flour. Gums them up and they fall off and die...no harm to plants or people. Use regular or self rising...makes no difference.I use whatever I have on hand and put it into a jar with shaker holes punched into it.
This 'organic' remedy came from my grandmother who was born in 1896.
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