MJInsoCal
Arachnopeon
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Dermestid beetles are often used as “clean up crew” in dubia colonies. And I understand the benefits.
However, for those of us with extensive pinned insect collections, these are the plague to be avoided. I worked for a couple of years at a shop that prepared and made such displays, everything from arachnids, to beetles, and tons of butterflies. As such, I’ve been in the hobby and have an extensive and expensive collection.
I can re-seal those displays, am leery about using any insecticides, make that, a hell no if I have tarantulas in the same room.
Again, yes, prob not a good mix in the same room, but this is my home office.
Truth be told, I don’t want dermestids getting out anywhere around my house anyways. And keeping them in the garage, but worrying about bringing them in and eggs or what not coming with them still has me worried.
Just got an order from a source, after dropping my last source because they had dermestids mixed in with dubias. And.. new source had even more.
I know aside from insect collections, if believe if these things get out they can infest and cause lots of problems. As in the dermestids, not the dubias.. well some risk there as well.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone else (I’m assuming for the entomologists out there this is common) that have both preserved specimens and live T’s dealing with this or other similar issues?
However, for those of us with extensive pinned insect collections, these are the plague to be avoided. I worked for a couple of years at a shop that prepared and made such displays, everything from arachnids, to beetles, and tons of butterflies. As such, I’ve been in the hobby and have an extensive and expensive collection.
I can re-seal those displays, am leery about using any insecticides, make that, a hell no if I have tarantulas in the same room.
Again, yes, prob not a good mix in the same room, but this is my home office.
Truth be told, I don’t want dermestids getting out anywhere around my house anyways. And keeping them in the garage, but worrying about bringing them in and eggs or what not coming with them still has me worried.
Just got an order from a source, after dropping my last source because they had dermestids mixed in with dubias. And.. new source had even more.
I know aside from insect collections, if believe if these things get out they can infest and cause lots of problems. As in the dermestids, not the dubias.. well some risk there as well.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone else (I’m assuming for the entomologists out there this is common) that have both preserved specimens and live T’s dealing with this or other similar issues?
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