Reading this article, which was later on also published in Sklipkan (the Tarantula), I am amazed at how many beetle species have been bred in Japan already 10 years back. Surely, a lot of new additions and tricks have been developed in the meantime, but all basics were already set at those times. Makes me […]
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Small Cetonidae species – worth a report and your breeding effort
While most breeders prefer the big and showy species, this article is aimed at the smaller species, that are not often named in articles about flower beetles. These small ( up to 1,5 cm in size) species have many advantages. For instance: You don´ t need much space to breed and keep them: Boxes of […]
READ MORE »Head sizes of the different larval stages of several beetle species
This is something that I have not recorded for quite some time, but will start doing again. Taking the head measurment of larvae is the safest way to determind which larval stadium the larva is in, more than the weight. Some of the head sizes of beetle larvae are given here. I think it will […]
READ MORE »The Breeding/Rearing of Dorcus alcides by Kay
Nothing much to say about this good and detailed breeding report. You can use it as a reference for breeding other Dorcus species as well. Interestingly, there seem to be two types of Dorcus alcides, a short mandible one with a massive body and a slimmer type with elongated mandibles. Introduction These pages present the […]
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