If you live anywhere in the states, take into consideration that owning them is illegal.
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Wow thank you for think I never knew this why are they illegal? Would they classify as an invasive species ?
I believe it’s because of the belief that the larvae eat tree roots which is false but it accounts for all species.
Wow that’s sad, there’s a lady near me that sells them which is weird, thanks for the info!
I believe 3 species of goliathus were removed from the plant pest list but you’ll have to check the original post by beetlesource. He was the one who got them legalized. If you look on beetleforum it’s there.
Yeah hahahahhaI know that lady.
It can vary but the substrate composition varies from genus to genus or even species to species. You can find rottem hardwood and rottem hardwood leaves easily but if you only have softwood you might have to ferment your own sawdust to make rotten hardwood which can be time consuming.
Where’d you order them from? I want one too
Technically, D. granti, D. tityus, and L. elephus are also regulated for interstate transport. If you can find them in-state, then you are fine.
The USDA can regulate any non-human organism that directly or indirectly harms plants. They derive this authority from the Plant Protection Act, but as I think many hobbyists would agree, it is applied a bit excessively.
I was given that reason in reference to Dynastes. I posted a thread on Beetleforum: http://beetleforum.net/topic/3913-do-dynastes-larvae-eat-live-tree-roots/.
Unfortunately, it is not really that unusual that someone sells insects illegally in the US. You cannot legally get most non-native insects without a containment facility and a PPQ 526 permit, so most people selling them are doing so illegally.
The Goliathus legalization is real, and it will hopefully be followed by other species. The Japanese government was restrictive also, but they were shown enough evidence that, in 1999, they deregulated many exotic beetles. Now Japan is like the beetle breeding capital of the world. I would say that there is not really a "plant pest list." It is more like a "non-plant pest list." The USDA regulates families and orders of insects and then deregulates one species at a time.
Hahahaha you have to let me know how that goes lmao, I’m guessing since it is a feeder it’s allowed to be shipped
Technically, they are but nobody cares about them. They're well established in the hobby already.