The Ultimate Resource for the Beetle Enthusiast: Beetles fascinate hobbyists with their vivid colors and patterns, strange forms, and unusual behaviors. Some species are well-known to beetle breeders, but there are many others that have yet to be kept or bred by more than a handful of dedicated enthusiasts. Orin McMonigle provides detailed husbandry and breeding guides for a wide range of species, from the popular rhinoceros and stag beetles to darkling, diving, and dung beetles. This book is the result of years of experience and experimentation, with unprecedented details in caging, feeding, and environmental requirements for all stages of the beetles' lives. The breeding guides offer the best chance to form healthy ongoing colonies of these incredible creatures. This is the ultimate beetle book for hobbyists, breeders, nature museums, and insect zoos. Welcome to the world of beetles!

This book covers the fine details of raising and keeping stag beetles (Lucanidae) with emphasis on the largest US species, the Elephant Stag Beetle.

“Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent.” —Wired When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable as is their variety. They range from the delightful summer firefly to the one-hundred-gram Goliath beetle. Beetles offer a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors that entice scientists and collectors across the globe. The Book of Beetles celebrates the beauty and diversity of this marvelous insect. Six hundred significant beetle species are covered, with each entry featuring a distribution map, basic biology, conservation status, and information on cultural and economic significance. Full-color photos show the beetles both at their actual size and enlarged to show details, such as the sextet of spots that distinguish the six-spotted tiger beetle or the jagged ridges of the giant-jawed sawyer beetle. Based in the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the descriptive text will appeal to researchers and armchair coleopterists alike. The humble beetle continues to grow in popularity, taking center stage in biodiversity studies, sustainable agriculture programs, and even the dining rooms of adventurous and eco-conscious chefs. The Book of Beetles is certain to become the authoritative reference on these remarkably adaptable and beautiful creatures. “Photographs of more than 600 colorful, glossy species, resembling bejeweled broaches morethan creepy crawlies, are presented at actual size.” —Publishers Weekly

This book is a must-have for anyone with a passion for rhinoceros beetles. Hercules beetle information, rhino beetle's life cycle, lifespan, habitat, diet, care, breeding, where to find beetles and larvae for sale all covered. This is a complete owner's guide designed to answer your most burning questions on caring for and breeding rhinoceros beetles in a clear and simple manner. The book is written in a simple, easy to read but highly informative manner. Peter Bari covers everything you always wanted to know about rhino beetles: facts, types, strength, size and weight with a special focus keeping and caring for rhinoceros beetles. This book is filled with sound information, advice and practical tips.

SMARTER COCKROACH BREEDING SOLUTIONS... LESS EFFORT, SMELLS AND ESCAPEES!! Most of us start breeding cockroaches struggling to maintain a messy cleaning routine, bad smells and containing these unruly creatures. After more than a decade of commercial production and experimentation, we have developed innovative new techniques that have halved maintenance, eliminated offensive odour and increased production. These automated, low maintenance systems are tried and tested and will save you time and effort…week in, week out. Whether you want to produce for private or commercial purposes, this definitive guide sets a new benchmark for cockroach breeding for the following reasons: THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND EFFICIENT SYSTEMS... This manual pioneers new and innovative techniques found nowhere else. We have overhauled every aspect of cockroach production… container design, breeding method, making automated food and water dispensers, heating, storage, maintenance, pest management, cleaning, grading, selling, marketing…..and lots more. THE EASIEST TO USE...MORE PHOTOS AND DIAGRAMS More than 145 photos, diagrams and tables, in conjunction with “Step by Step” instructions showing you how to do everything clearly and in an easy to understand format. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE AVAILABLE... This 100 page guide is the largest and most comprehensive guide available, covering every aspect of private and commercial cockroach breeding in detail. COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE...TURN AN EXPENSE INTO INCOME!! We have sold cockroaches and crickets commercially to: wildlife parks, zoos, pet stores, wildlife rescue clubs, large scale reptile keepers and the general public...and we are happy to pass on our commercial tips to you. See our “Complete Cricket Breeding Manual” which for the first time allows people to breed crickets with the same effort and consistency as cockroaches. This Guide is also sold on Amazon. This manual is an accumulation of years of experience and experimentation that will provide you with a proven short cut to successful cockroach breeding.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil. Yet these active recyclers of the forest are admired by beetle-loving people worldwide. Their aesthetic appeal and the rarity of some species make them of great value to collectors: the beetles in the subfamily Lampriminae are splendidly colourful, while others show an amazing variety in male mandible size and structure. A Guide to Stag Beetles of Australia is a comprehensive account of the 95 lucanid species found in Australia. This book reveals their diversity and beauty, looks in detail at their morphology, habitats and ecology, and explains how to collect, keep and preserve them. Natural history enthusiasts and professional and amateur coleopterists alike will benefit from the use of this guide. The book features some stunning images from entomologist and photographer Paul Zborowski. Paul has over 40 years' experience of field-based study of insects and related creatures in habitats all over the world.

This is the book you need if you have an animal that eats insects! Today, there is an increasing number of reptiles, arachnids and other insectivores being kept for study and as pets. This means a growing need to provide a wider range of insects as food than can be often found on the shelves of the local pet shop. But where can you get this varied diet?This book provides a simple answer - breed your own!In this comprehensive guide you will learn how to breed many different types of insect easily. Each section follows a similar format covering the life cycle, housing requirements, feeding, breeding and more. All you need to know to get started and succeed is contained in these pages. There are 45 colour photographs taken by the author to illustrate the different species or habitats.The chapters cover the following type of insects: Crickets Cockroaches Leptidoptera Diptera (house and fruit flies) Beetles Locusts Mantis Phasmids With over 30 years experience, gained in the UK, South Africa and Malaysia, David provides simple and easy-to-follow instructions on how to breed a wide range of insects that will provide a variety of nutritious food for your animals. Who will find this book useful? Anyone who keeps a chameleon or other insectivorous lizards, mantis, arachnids, assassin bugs, birds, etc. Anyone who buys insects from a pet shop or the Internet Anyone who wants to breed insects for food or just fun. Anyone who likes insects! and anyone who has asked the following questions: How can I have silkworms available year round? How do I get a regular supply of fruit flies? Which cricket or cockroach species is best suited for me? How do I breed house flies without the smell? How do I incubate locust eggs? How can I safely mate mantis?