I know, I know, I do not stick to my promises and I haven’t published something new recently. However, this time I have an excellent excuse: Together with Daniel Ambuehl, a mushroom expert and artist, we have been working really hard on our new project: A new Society called ‘Verein Hirschkäfer’ (Stag Beetle Association). […]
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It did take some time, and I do apologize for the silence on this blog. I was busy working on the last editing cycles of my new book on beetle breeding. And here it is: 5 years of work, 208 pages, 349 pictures, and loads of breeding information. It’s in German, but I think it […]
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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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It is surprising how little is known about the rearing of Rutelinidae. The most likely Rutelinidae people might have reared, is probably an Asian Anomala species. The American continent has quite a few beautiful species that are more than worthy our attention. Today, I would like to describe my experiences with the North American species Chrysina […]
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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 […]
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Finally, my new book on beetle breeding is printed and ready to be shared. After working on two editions of a German book on beetle breeding (Exotische Käfer – Pflege und Zucht by Benjamin Harink), I felt it was high time to write a more complete version with more images and above all in English. […]
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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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I do not remember where I had read the term pet hole, I think it was on a tarantula forum. This brought an intense smile to my phase, as it also describes many of our beetle pets perfectly well. With tarantulas, the especially funny thing is that many of the amazingly beautiful species are what […]
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