Recent content by Bugboy3092

Have you tried replacing the substrate? a lot of times that's the best way of dealing with it. There will always be some mites, but if you're seeing them covering surfaces then you're facing a population explosion.

The wood chunk is unnecessary but I'm sure the larvae will eat on it. You could leave it entirely exposed on the surface for them to grab onto if they fall on their backs. I would disturb the substrate probably no more than once every other week, unless you want to check it after a week to make...

Hey y'all, I've been wondering about using fruit baits to attract beetles. I'm specifically interested in Gymnetis Thula and Strategus species since they're in the area (at least according to inaturalist). Has anyone here used fruit baiting with any real success? I don't have a light setup or...

It's a pretty good additive for gardening, A lot of claims floating around that it can help a plant's natural pest resistance if the plant is grown on it. Back when I had a tooon of it laying around (from Gymnetis Thula) we had compositional analysis done on it, HUGE amount of calcium in it

Check out James' beetle farm, he has some larvae for sale ATM. Peter at BugsInCyberspace also has them available from time to time.

What would you like to know about breeding them? As far as I'm aware they are quite easy: leave the male and female together until they mate (you can separate them after that), make sure she has a good 6-8 inches of substrate to lay eggs in (flake soil, rotting leaf mulch, or a mix of both)...

There are a few ways to find them, although it kind of depends which life stage you want to target. UV Light trapping is probably the best one to find adults, and if you don't have a light setup you can drive around gas stations in secluded areas (the secluded areas part is important, don't want...

Still have a ton of these, bumping down the price to $5 each

Hello all, as the title states this listing is for wild caught Eleodes Suturalis and E. Hispilabris adults. They are actively laying eggs (I have larvae too if interested). These ones have a prominent red stripe down their backs and are from Rapid City, SD. While I can't guarantee a good...

Hello all, as the title states this listing is for the Texas Glowing Click Beetle (Dielelater Physoderus). These are from the Port Lavaca, TX area and range from 1/2" to 1". They have a VERY short lifespan of a few months but are apparently one of the easiest glowing click beetle species to...

update: I got the genus wrong on the click beetles, they are dielelater physoderus

I’m looking for some Gromphodorhina Oblongonata, was hoping to trade for a breeding pair/trio or two of adults. As for what I have to trade for them, I have a good amount of Eleodes Hispilabris and Eleodes Suturalis. Full disclosure on these, they are from South Dakota and I do believe larvae...

Good day all, It's been quite a while (over four years I believe) since I've been on here. I have been in college studying metallurgical engineering and haven't been able to rear insects at all in that time due to living in the school's dorms and abiding by their policies, going on...

Hey y’all, I’m gonna be going to South Dakota in August, and I wanted to know what kinds of beetles I should look out for there. I would assume some desert darkling beetles, but that’s about it. Maybe some velvet ant species too?

Hey y’all, for the summer I’ll be taking orders for wild caught Lucanus Elaphus larvae, most of them will be L3s for $15 each (not taking preorders for L1s, L2s, or adults, if I have them I’ll post them separately). UNSEXED ONLY, I WILL NOT guarantee a mix of males and females but I will do my...