Luckily, beetles are not so easily infected with diseases, and it is a rather rare event that a breeder witnesses a disease that kills all his animals. However, there are a few diseases and parasites that do infest beetle larvae. The below is an old article of mine, where I found some of my larvae […]
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Osmoderma eremita, a rare European species
Osmoderma eremita is one of the bigger beetle species in Europe. Its size is between 2 and 4 cm big. There are populations in Germany as well. It is considered to be a very rare species. An interesting feature in this species is that they smell like Russian leather, sometimes one can even smell them […]
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