Recent content by jake7917

I’m making a trip down to Chicago this week (currently there!) and I’m thinking of making a few stops to search for cool insects/beetles. Anyone know any good spots and cool species that are found around? Preferably collection friendly as my friend is from the area and getting into bugs :) so...

I have some lucanus capreolus grubs that I've bred available. Price is $45 CAD per grub but with discounts for multiple. Shipping within Canada. I have a few other species available as well. Please PM for stock or other inquires. Jake

Anyone ever bred Pelidnota punctata? If so, what was your setup and how many eggs did you get?    also, do the adults need grapevine leaves to survive? thanks!

I’m curious to how you guys store flake soil. I’ve seen some people freeze, which is efficient in small batches. I’ve also heard of others who put soil into sealed plastic tubs, however, whenever I try this the soil just ends up smelling like poop and turning light brown. I would store it...

I’ve read a good amount on setting up boxes for beetle breeding, how to choose proper substrate, and other factors like that. However, not very many guides go into detail about the actual pairing of the beetles.    Once the male is introduced, how long should it be left in with the female for...

Where I’m located, the primary types of trees are aspen, poplar, birch, and maple. These guys are hardwood trees but not in the Beech family like oak and others.    im curious if anyone has used any of these kinds of woods to feed beetles. They are deciduous hardwood trees so I think they’ll...

I am using a mix of decayed leaves and flake soil in about a 50:50 ratio for some of my grubs. I didn’t add any additives besides from maybe some peat.    Problem is, my soil now has the consistency of play doh and smells like produce, more specifically cucumber. any reason for this? I figure...

Looking for people who keep centrobolus, anadenobolus, trigoniulus, and other cool species.

I was mixing a batch of flake soil and as I mixed it I noticed it smelt very much like feces. I’ve heard that means the wood is rotten. I decided to keep it for a few more days, and checked it again and that fecal smell has been replaced with more of an earthy smell. The bad smell has completely...

I’ve seen videos online of people opening pupal cells, almost like blind bags, and removing the beetle from inside. Mostly I’ve seen this be done with mecynorrhina species beetle, but I’ve also seen it done with Goliath beetles as well. I am curious if it is safe to do this? I’m assuming it’s...

I have heard they primarily eat live/dead insects, and supplemental food like dog food. do they not eat decayed leves or wood like other flower beetles? or do they eat a combination of both? What is a good substrate for the larvae? I ahve heard of some people using coco fibre and potting soil...

Has anyone ever tried to make flake soil indoors? I live in Canada where we are cursed with freezing temperatures 8 months of the year, and this just isn’t practical for making flake soil. I also love with others who would hate to constantly be smelling fermentation. So a few months ago I...

I was checking on my grubs, and one of my containers has a bunch of little white nematodes in it. Any idea what these could be? I’m assuming they’re problematic but I’m curious as to what they are. They aren’t fungal gnat larvae, and don’t move around much. They’re no more than 1cm long and...

Edit: best way to remove the mites is by spraying the beetle with a spray bottle quite a bit, and rinsing it under the tap on cold water.   I have a polyphemus beetle that has recently left it’s pupal cell and emerged, and it is covered in a decent amount of grain mites.    My question is...

Ordered from this guy feb 6, we emailed back and forth for a bit, then he went silent for 3 days after I sent him money. Got a response on the 9th, then ignored me for another 5 days. Got another response. I asked for a refund then Ignored me until the 18 before saying he sent it already. Asked...