Attracting Beetles

[mutrok4040]

I want to figure out how to make a 'beetle attracting' light, where nocturnal beetles will fly to it. Any ideas?

P.S., I have what I think is some kind of small Dorcus sp., worth keeping?

 

[jreidsma]

I am also interested in this topic, as I will be going camping in a week

There are the standard light and sheet methods, anyone have any good sites or step-by-step walk throughs on setting one up? I can't find much info online for collecting live insects.

Sometimes just turning a light on and having some stuff by it for said insect to land on gets some to come.

I read online that black lights seem to attract insects more than regular light.

Maybe you could post the Dorcus on the beetle images section?

 

[Regiarbol]

I have found that setting up a black light (make sure it's ultraviolet) and a white sheet attracts a number of beetles at night. There are a number of ways to set this up, but basically you need to make the sheet "stand up" vertically and have the black light shining onto it.

 

[Ryan Minard]

IF you have Dorcus... please post! very few of us on Beetleforum have them. You live in GA, right? Because, around these parts (SC for me) they thrive.

Please show us a pic... I could tell you which one it is.