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Just wanted to share that I was able to save a larve that had a pupal cell destroyed by using a fruit fly container, and a mini gumball prize container. I used same mixture of soil and created a soil cell and then placed the "new" cell in the fruit fly container. Does anyone else have any...

Does anyone know if diet can affect the egg ratio of males and females? Also has there been any studies on whether diet can change sex in grubs? Lastly is it possible for flower beetles to lay fertile eggs without a male present, parthenogenesis? Thanks for the help.

Hey anyone out there know what the current stance on keeping beetles is? If there is a specific stance or is it just a blanket clause for all invertebrates? Thanks. Joel

Does anyone know if isopods feed on larvae? I've got a ton of isopods and some bess beetle larvae but wondering if the large numbers of isopods are hindering the larvae stage. Anyone know, or experience this? Thanks Joel

I found a grub under a pile of old leaves. Seems to be flower beetle of sorts. "Walks" on it's back and is roughly about 1.5" white bodied with a prominent orange head and formidable mandibles. When I first found it, it looked nothing like it does now. It was small with no prominent orange...

Has anyone encountered this beetle in significant numbers? joel

Has anyone been brave enough to breed dung beetles? obviously needing to get past the fresh dung part

Ailanthus, aka tree of heaven an invasive from asia was used for silk moth industry. Does any one know if native moths use this as host tree for larvae? Joel

Are eggs collected, from within, a newly dead beetle viable? Joel

Just wondering if anyone is currently keeping dermestid beetles en masse for purposes of taxidermy? Also does anyone have any techniques for keeping them long term? I've had them for 1-2 years but suddenly the colony just dies out? Inbreeding? Diet doesn't change, high protein, low fat. dog...

Do these species require flight room within a tank? Joel

I'm looking to suppliment the diet of some of my inverts and was wondering, with the myriad of different flavors of beetle jellies do they each do different things and have different nutritional makeups? Or are they just a matter of personal preference? Joel

Does anyone know if bess beetles have wood preferences? certain species of decayed tree? level of decayed wood? Also do bess beetles eat anything to supplement their diet of decayed wood? Joel

Is there anyone currently breeding any dynastus genus? If so what species? Joel

Do beetles find each other by pheremones? If so is there a way to mimic this as an alternative to collection by a white sheet and light? Could a pheremone spray be created using the frass of the larvae to draw beetles to a location of your choice? Anyone know of research regarding this? Joel

When fish were collected from the ocean for the pet trade. A form of cyanide was used to stun the fish but not kill them. Is there a similiar substance for insects/spiders? I recently had a beetle go totally limp, shook it gently, the legs and head moved around like a bobble-head figure...

Has anyone breed this fine beelte past 1 gen? Also anyone have an accurate way of sexing pairs? by grubs perhaps? Some beetles are concave for males and convex for females. Is this true for G.flavomarginata? Thanks all.

I've been keeping a small group of bess beetles with one beetle living for two years now. Has anyone been able to successfully breed these beetles and under what conditions? I know that they are communal and help with feeding grubs. Any way to successfully sex them? Would breeding conditions...