There’s not much too it. Please identify. Thank you.

Beetle 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kbtE-e5m6Z4LSVWQAhbknbJcCgYe5n0h/view?usp=drivesdk

Beetle 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15f1s8sBUfUA5L29BkaOZsOqHqFSb_JpM/view?usp=drivesdk

Beetle 3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18mqB49QJyJs9k5Dy_GkMqYikXGchQ3ut/view?usp=drivesdk

Hello. My son is looking to get his first pet beetle. What is the best book (or source) he can read to make sure he is prepared before making his purchase? We purchased a book off of Amazon, however we didn't really feel like it provided enough information. Thanks in advance.

Hello!

So I received a goliath beetle larvae early June (its now mid november) so its been about 5-6 months and i received the larva as a L1-L2. I'm not super familiar with their lifecycle timeline (I worked with tobacco hornworm a lot previously but never these guys). From what i have observed I believe they have gone through their wandering phase and should have been entering their pupation stage. But they have just been holding on... i notice they are still up and about and often will hang out on their back on top of their substrate (currently using the white oak substrate from the beetle bros). I'm wondering if anybody can comment on their behavior during this stage and if this is normal/ if i should be doing something. Thanks so much for your time and help!

Grapevine Beetle is the US native species of Ruteline scarab beetles. Males are strong yellow colored while females are more brighter, beige-like colored. Larvae takes less than an year to emerge, and are very, very easy species not picky at all to handle and rear! Just like the name, Grapevine Beetles feed on grapevine leaves as adults, however, we have discovered they also feed on commercially available beetle jellies, apple, and pears as well. We believe they can be fed with pretty much any other fruits as well!

If you would like to rear this beautiful scarab beetle species, check out HERE!!

https://www.insectbrothers.org/product-page/grapevine-beetle-larvae-set-of-5-larvae

We have successfully bred one generation from a wild collected female of Lucanus placidus.

Now, what's next?

We will continue to breed this species, and get more and more specimens available for fellow enthusiasts!

When we get some stocks, we will list them as items on our website!