LarvaHunter Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was wondering what everyone's goals for 2014 is for collecting, and rearing? My goal is to find Dynastes tiytus in Florida, and try to rear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 My goals are to successfully maintain my dusky sap beetle colony, obtain and rear a few click beetles, and rear some rhino beetles, stag beetles, or flower beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 succeeding in beetle breeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 My goal is to keep my cultures going, this will be year 19 for Dynastes tityus and I've got a few others between 14-17. You would think that with time they'd always get easier and easier but there are so many variables. Also I make foolish mistakes from being lazy and not heat treating certain substrates whose affects may not be fully felt till a year or two later, or am confounded by other issues I can't explain because the background information would take me far too long to plot out. Of course to watch them develop and the different horn structures, base colors, spotting patterns, and sizes each generation is the real reward while attempting to breed for a specific look is difficult since it's hard to say what it will be in future generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 My goals are to begin building a collection of buprestids to try to determine diversity in Illinois, successfully rear out and start breeding my A. dichotoma and G. caseyi, and do some traveling around the Midwest to collect as much as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 To finally find D. tityus in FL!!! Lol I'd also like to add another dried Megasoma vogti, or two, to my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 To breed and rear Cottonwood borers. They may be considered pests by many, but I think they're gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 To breed US Dorcus! These guys were much harder to rear than I expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldan Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Raising healthy Eastern Eyed Click Beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Those are all great goals! I hope everyone is successful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I actually have another 2 more goals to add. To successfully raise and rear this small orange green metallic jewel beetle that I found 9 Larva of on the 3rd, and to get a P. truncatus colony going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 To find and rear Prionus imbricornis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I would like to keep beetles again (after 15+ years of not keeping any) and try breeding something easy. Also, I want to (finally, after about 3 years) write about my Japanese beetle store visit, for this website and for an Elytra and Antenna magazine article. It was such an amazing experience (Japan itself and the beetle store)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 i want to expand my stag collection to maybe ten species this year, and to breed c.caucasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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