Bugoodle Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Ugh! I am so irritated right now! So many beautiful scarabs for sale online - but nearly 99% of these insect sites are in other countries that can ship to other countries but not the USA for some reason I don't even know. I've found 2 sites that ended up excluding USA. I found a site called Richard's Inverts located in the UK sells some really nice bugs. They have world wide shipping available and I haven't seen anything stating that the US is excluded, but they say that other countries buy bugs at your own risk. Do I need to get some type of permit? How much do they cost? If not, is there any websites in other countries I can legally buy bugs from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkaiWangisme Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 no... but your own risk is your own risk. Join a discord, some people imported illegals and sale them. Or go on a less moderated forum or insta. I don't own any non natives personally though. But if you want to take that leap it's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugoodle Posted October 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Ok, thanks. I'd rather avoid the trouble. But why it is illegal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BensBeasts1 Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Stick insects for example, some species make clones of themselves and in the past people released a few into the wild and we are still trying to stop those species. So laws were put in place in the US to prevent more invasive species. (But this happens anyways because importing of plants, food, etc.) I hope this clarifies a bit. I mean you could always just move to europe if you really want to keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugoodle Posted October 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Lol. I don't plan on moving just to keep bugs. But yeah, I was suspecting something on invasive species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Or get a license then, you can keep some restricted speices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugoodle Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Where can I get the license and how much do they cost? What beetles will I be limited to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Here is their website, https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/sa_epermits/eauth-epermits. It's still free to make one I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Many thinks that the targeted species brings the harm to the native species, but that is less likely the primary reason WHY they are prohibited. The most primary reason to prohibit importation of alive organisms from other countries is the disease and pests that comes with it, which can actually do more harms to native fauna and flora. It sure can be differ per what the species is, but in case of insects, which interacts with plants A LOT, plant disease and pests are the primary reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Such as the chagas disease from assassin bugs that can kill you over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 14 hours ago, Reyes said: Such as the chagas disease from assassin bugs that can kill you over time. They're honestly more concerned about diseases that can affect plants than humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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