dieseldan Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hey Beetle Forum, glad to find such a friendly community. I'm a Marylander with little experience in raising beetles, but enjoy studying local varieties. Hoping to expand the scope of species to look for in the area and get my Dynastes fix. Any other members in the area/region/hemisphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome to the forum Thank you Oak, I hope to use your advice from earlier posts in harboring my beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome! Hope you enjoy the forums as much as I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Welcome! I'm back and forth between West Virginia and Virginia often. What part of Maryland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Thank you Hisserdude, it seems to be a very helpful community. Jordan, I split my time between Anne Arundel county and the eastern shore. But am often in the Winchester area. I'm going to start a topic about the area in general discussion if you wouldn't mind posting to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Good news, my favorite beetle is native to your state, of course it might not be that easy to locate D.tityus. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Thank you for the welcome, and even more for the good news. I have been hoping to find a Dynastes beetle/larvae, though I wasn't sure if they live in Maryland. Maybe I should try a county higher above sea level with less sand in the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 The larvae do not live in soil. You could try checking out a local collection at a university or extension office to locate areas specimens have been found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Good idea! UMD has enormous facilities, and there must be a collection hidden in there somewhere. Maybe even a collector. Thank you for the advice Orin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Welomce to the forum! Good luck on your quest to obtain some Dynastes tityus. I've been looking for some in my area as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thank you, let me know if you are successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Still unsuccessful. Maybe it is due to the fact that I have found an over abundance of Phileurus truncatus larvae in the places where should be finding Dynastes tityus larvae. Im going to start searching the Northern parts of FL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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