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Does anyone know the maximum temp that Flower Beetle grubs can endure? I keep them in an upstairs bedroom so the temp is always high but I recently had to install a steam humidifier due to some free-ranged arachnids. Now the temp is is the mid to upper 90's, depending on the outside tempature...

Found my old stamp collection cleaning at my Mom's house. Pretty cool!!

This is the final male from this brood and it eclosed with much more red on the elytra. Shows almost metallic when damp, more subdued when dry. Here are wet and dry photos. I've paired both of them with a freshly eclosed (and last!) female with my fingers crossed!