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What do you guys think about intraspecific hybridization between Allomyrina dichotoma septentrionalis and Allomyrina dichotoma tunobosonis? I know hybridization may produce sterile offspring but I want to know what you guys think.

Does anyone know if beetle jellies bought in beetle shops in Taiwan or Japan could be brought into the US?

How many of you who live in SoCal will be attending these two events?

I know that some of us are currently keeping Japanese rhinos and now is usually the time for pupal chamber construction or pupation. So far I have two that already pupated, one female and one unknown due to the location of the pupal chamber within the container. Two prepupae, one of which will...

I currently keep my L3 larvae in tubberwares that offer good amount of horizontal space but not vertical space. The height is approximately 12-13cm. I know this species tends to construct vertical pupal cells, thus requires deep substrate and may not pupate if the substrate is not deep enough...

I just recently started to make my own fermented flake soil with Traeger oak pellets and as I was checking on the progress this morning, I noticed some white mildew. Does anyone know if this is normal during the process of fermentation or do I have to bake the substrate and start over, or worse...

I just received my copy of the book and I am wondering if anyone here has also purchased it as well. Overall I think it is great and informative on caring and rearing of both rhinos and stags. It also has procedures on how to make your own kinshi for stags as well as fermented flake soil for...

Hi everyone, I'm a new forum member from LA. I've had experience taking care of beetles and other insects, some of them were also my pets (Allomyrina dichotoma, Chalcosoma atlas, Dorcus titanus, Dorcus titanus sika, Prosopocoilus astacoides, Hierodula patellifera, Tenodera sinensis, and Cotinis...