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  1. It it becoming more difficult to find good parking lots as people change to the newer, cheaper LEDs that have UV filters.
  2. JKim, yes - I guess it had been down for a while but I never noticed it until Tarm posted (above) a link from another website. I'm working on fixing the problem
  3. There are so may questions my response will read like I'm crazy, haha. I would stay away from pearlite. For L3 I use 16oz deli cups. Potting soil will possibly do more good helping you collect more eggs from females than it would help as larval food. Also, for Scarabs issues, just go to: https://scarabsnewsletter.com/ (should be fixed in a few hours - stupid nameserver setting!) Glad to have you in the Goliathus "club"! Steven Barney
  4. Did you find anything in Davis? We are heading out there in a few weeks.
  5. ...Absolutely! I think so too! If we can get enough in the hands of people who can breed them..
  6. ...AND, apparently, the guys who have access to them don't know how to breed beetles. I know for sure they one who only sells to Japan doesn't even try to breed them.
  7. Because there is not much in the part of TX that they come from, the hobbyists who have them tend to sit on them (not sell them, or in one case - only sell to Japan), and the people who know where they are don't share any of the information. I've driven down to that part of TX, setup a lights and came back with nothing. Have offered to buy from multiple people and also have asked several people for hints on where to look.. nothing yet (it's been years). Many more people (including myself) collect south of Tucson at well-known locations that are on public land and are easy to get to - and also in the time of year when all the other inverts are out. M.v., on the other hand, is found in the fall.
  8. I spoke to APHIS a few years ago about importing substrate from Japan, but after quite a bit of conversation they said it wouldn't really be feasible / possible. I know when I import beetles there can't be any soil - or anything that even looks like soil - in the shipment. I'm not sure how plant importers operate (I guess that might be why we get the odd invasive every once in a while, like Popillia japonica). I think imported soil has to go through a sterilization process at port of entry
  9. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84834-Lucanus-elaphus/browse_photos?place_id=7
  10. There are still some parking lots that haven't changed over to LED lights - if you don't want to setup a light rig try a few parking lots that are close to wooded areas without much other light pollution. We have been hitting the same spots here in Louisiana for years and they still beat blacklighting.
  11. I keep the substrate shallow and place the pellets right in front of them when I feed them
  12. scottbot84 - do you need some pupation substrate? I don't have any posted on the site but should be able to get you set up
  13. I didn't find anything last time, but I had a few of the times before.
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