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I recently discovered a good supply of oak logs trimmed from trees near me. It means there is a variety of freshly cut, to old logs filled with termites and mushrooms.    How viable would these be for making some flake soil? I’ve always just purchased in the past, but it seems like it could be...

I’ve seen a number of new shops pop up offering some of the more exotic species, has something changed for the US hobby? I’ve been out of the hobby for a little bit, so last I heard was about the deregulation of some Goliath species. 

We were lucky enough to find some d. granti in Arizona a few weeks ago, and it has gotten me thinking about the best way to dry out the killed specimens without letting them rot. I have traditionally had good luck with just leaving pinned bugs in the open air (especially in Utah). In Florida I...

I am planning on traveling down to Arizona on a collecting excursion, possibly at the start of next week. I remember hearing somewhere that the best time to collect is right after a good bought of rain, can anyone confirm this? I am really hoping to see some D granti again as well, is it likely...

In a couple of weeks I’lol be heading to Peru for a week to do some sightseeing, and maybe some collecting along the way. I’ve been searching the net for the rules and rituals, and was wondering if you all had any input.  As as far as I can tell, it should be fine if I pick up a couple insects...

Has anyone else tried using UV LED flashlights as collecting lights? I picked one up on amazon that is pretty bright with 100 LEDs in it, and it seems to have worked decently well. I haven’t been in terribly productive areas for Black lighting so it is hard to tell how well it is actually...

Is anyone interested in June beetles? Possibly Dinacoma marginata, I'm catching lots of them. They are a good size and have been doing pretty well in captivity. Send me a message if you are interested.

I am starting to plan a collection trip to Arizona in search for some D. Granti. Does anyone have any tips as to where/when to go, what collection methods have worked for you etc.? As of right now, I am thinking mid august, and Payson area, but really I have no idea where anything is there.

I'm looking for some Tityus or Granti, does anyone have any they are willing to sell?