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Thank you for giving me some hope Chanda. I was noting an earlier than usual monsoon, I hope I’m correct. The rains are coming in on Monday and onward for that sector of AZ.

Eeks 😬...I hope we’re all on the same page here, I was referring to Dynastes grantii. Can I get a ‘yes, flights should be good’?

I’ll definitely hope for this. I hope I come back with trophies. Thank you 🙏🏻 Departing this coming, or next Monday...

Not the happiest news...but somewhere inside of me I feel that an earlier monsoon means early emergence and flight times - e.g. 6 weeks earlier than usual. I hope so, at least. 😬

Hey everyone! Hope all are well. I am seriously planning a trip to the Mogollon Rim later this month or early August. I see the monsoon seems to be starting earlier. Rains setting in next week. Any chances I’ll find grantii??

@mantisfan101 Yes, the subscription for the newsletter is free through beetlesource. It may be months before the first listings of goliathus appear through Steve’s site though. The breeding program is still developing. Luke on BeetleForum mentioned he would have more L1 G. goliathus after Aug...

I have good news for you! I just noticed this ad...on August 8, a breeder on BeetleForum by the name of Lucas was selling L1 G. goliathus at $30 a piece. The price is a little expensive for me. But it is your favorite beetle, so you may want to reach out to him ASAP. Now, were they D. hercules...

That’s the catch...”someone,” as in, not us quite yet. I’m still waiting on a return email from him. It’s been several weeks now. I also subbed for the newsletter...which I just now noticed it says that they have a breeding program underway. My best guess is that it is still in progress. If you...

I’ll let you in on something...M. vogti may someday be available to us. And believe me, that is one I’m looking forward to. So you say “once Goliathus sp. become more common”...inferring that it is already common and in circulation? Please send me the lead if you have it! They had referred me to...

I appreciate the well-wishes. I agree with you in the multi-factorial - potential - issues that can complicate beetle breeding. Consider that even the now prominent members of the scarab breeding community have struggled to establish the process. Orin McMonigle states that it took years for him...

That’s very true...I completely overlooked that. You are right. I’ll definitely reach out to you then after the first male emerges. Thank you, by the way. I still cannot believe I lost 2 male tityus - a perfect major, and a large female, in succession. It was very disheartening. And I had...

I have good news! At 8:12 PM, yesterday...I finally received a notification email from BeetleForum.Net! “Your registration is complete!” Just why it took so long, I’m not sure. I honestly thought they had decided to not approve me. But I’m glad they did! Thank you for the assist in attempting...

Nathan, hey! I hope all is well! I remember you sent me several L1 tityus 2 or 3 years ago. Thank you for offering. But I lucked-out. My male tityus died days after I sent the message/request. I am still trying to determine why it died so soon, as it was one in a group of 3 that died...

I wish they had approved me lol. I haven’t heard back from the website admin. That’s ok. At least I’m on Arachnoboards, right? In any case, thank you for helping me. I was able to find a source for a female on Friday. And she just arrived this morning. But I still need a male M. punctulatus for...

I think we should plan a group hike and beetle search get-together in AZ. That would be fun. We can have Chanda lead the way, since she seems to know the terrain and collection sites. We should plan for it at the peak emergence times for D. granti and...while we’re there, M. punctulatus.

Thank you, now let’s hope they’re open for negotiations. That would be ideal!

I did read the post by aspenentomology. The last entry was on August 1st. So it’s possible that the person still has the females. I sent a message to the administrators of beetleforum, so hopefully the approve me soon. If you’re able to contact the individual and forward my request, that would...

Thank you...however, the problem is that I don’t have permission to access the classifieds section yet, until I’ve been approved. But I like the idea. Can you get the contact info and I’ll reach out to the individual? If not, I’ll just wait until I’m approved to search for the July ad you’re...

Thank you for that insight! What species of tree derived rotten wood has been used? Quercus? Let me know when you find a source for M. vogti. Rearing this one is my next ambition!

You’re very welcome, Vitali...I have a pair of Megasoma punctulatus females who ate 4 beetle jellies this month, and I gave them 2 more today. The more they eat, the more they will get.