Do they make a tiny sticker type tag to place on beetles for studies?

[lionant]

I want to keep track of certain beetles, do they make a safe tracking system like a very very little sticker or something to place on beetles like the BDB and Armatas? Or do you recommend something else for tracking?

[Beetlesforlife3]

No they but you can mark them yourself.

[Goliathus]

Male Oryctes rhinoceros with laser-etched ID number and radio transmitter - 



Probably a higher-tech solution than you're looking for, of course.

[Beetlesforlife3]

cool

[Jimmy]

Bioquip sells stickers for insects.

[Acro]

Look up "Butterfly Tagging" and "Bee Queen Marking" for ideas and products. 

Good Luck!  :D

[lionant]

Good advice, thank you.

 

[lionant]

This looks like a good method. 

 

 

[Dynastes TItyus hunter]

I write numbers for the beetle on a sheet of paper and laminate it and gently stick it on with a little bit of tape really little! This is the method I did a few years ago. I'd just put the in a container and label the container. 

[Dynastes TItyus hunter]

If the beetle is light colored you can also write on the elytra very carefully. When your working with various species of beetles and have many of the same kind, you will need to label them to keep track. Many people do this because they don't have the time to check on them everyday. 

[lionant]

I talked to the lady that used glue, and she told me that they ended up falling off.  Thanks for all your comments. I'll give some a try.

[Goliathus]

Some tagged darkling beetles that were part of a study in the Namib Desert in the late 1970s; not sure how the markers are attached, but probably some kind of nontoxic glue that's safe to use on a beetle's elytra - 

[JKim]

Well, to track beetles, there has to be large enough group of people who are interested in to devote their time, and beetle itself has to travel long distance regularly to actually monitor them, but that's... rather impossible. Monarchs to travel a long distance regularly in multiple generations, so tagging them and monitoring them makes a lot of senses, but in case of beetles, they don't travel, and they don't really fly long period of time as butterflies do. Some scientific researches are done like how Goliathus has provided, as well as for military usage (drones), but I don't think any researches are done or being done currently just like how it is for butterflies.

[lionant]

I wanted to track my beetles I have in my tanks , I have about 30 armatas and some BDB I want to track and keep a record of.

[Beetlesforlife3]

I would say for simplicity if you could find it some sort of non toxic marker if you wanna do basic tracking/discerning. Also what is the tracking for?

[JKim]

On 5/14/2021 at 2:46 PM, lionant said:

I wanted to track my beetles I have in my tanks , I have about 30 armatas and some BDB I want to track and keep a record of.

If you alone track it, you will have to attach something that can send out signal, which will require a power (battery) and antennae, and to run such program, a chip... Something high tech plus very tiny for the size of BDB can easily transport without any hassle. If you understand what I mean... the answer (or a way to do it) to that question will be pretty difficult..

[lionant]

Sorry, but I think we are talking two different things. When I was talking tracking, it was only visual. You are thinking of high tech tracking and computer chip. I like your thinking, but I was just thinking of only a sticker with a little number. Nothing fancy. My tank is 55 gallons , so it is not that big. After looking into it, I really don't think much will stick to them over time. But thanks for your thoughts.