EffeCi Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi all My name is Franco, from Italy Roaches are my work (I'm a Pest Control Operator) and my hobby (actually I'm breeding 42 different species of them). I'm the administrator of Entoforum, an italian forum of arthropods breeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Driggers Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Welcome. 42 species, wow, thats a nice collection, which 42 species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 My culture list: Archimandrita tessellata "African bullet roach" Blaberus giganteus Blaberus sp. "Bolivia" Blaberus atropos Blaberus fusca Blaberus craniifer "European hybrid" Blaberus craniifer "brown morph" Blaberus discoidales Blaptica dubia Blatta lateralis (ex Shelfordella tartara) Blatta orientalis Byrsotria fumigata Deropeltis sp "Mombasa" Drymaplaneta semivitta Elliptorhina laevigata Elliptorhina chopardi Eublaberus posticus Eublaberus distanti Gromphadorhina grandidieri Gromphadorhina oblongata Gromphadorhina portentosa Gromphadorhina portentosa "giant morph" Loboptera decipiens Lucihormetica subcincta Macropanesthia rhinoceros Nauphoeta cinerea Neostylopiga rhombifolia Oxyhaloa deusta Phaetalia pallidus Panchlora nivea Panchlora sp. Periplaneta americana Polyphaga saussurei Pycnoscelus surinamensis Rypharobia maderae Rypharobia maderae "Goldi" Schultesia lampyridiformis Supella longipalpa Symploce pallens Two days ago I bought some nymphs of Therea petiveriana and Opistoplatia orientalis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Franco, Great to have the Italian hobby represented here! I visited your forum and it looks really neat. I wish we could have a phasmid hobby here in the US. Pest control and a bug hobbyist? That's an unusual combination, but it makes sense to me. I'll bet you have some great stories. And maybe you even have some tough decisions to make...sometimes??? Thanks for joining, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Yeah, I know it's an unusual combination... I call it the "Jeckyll-Hide Syndrome"... Sure I have great stories... "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachfreak101 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Welcome Franco! You really have a great list of roaches! I am sure you will be the envy of alot of people here, including myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachsmith Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Welcome! Awesome list! I would really like to see a pic of your Elliptorhina laevigata. I wish we had those here. So jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 No... don't be jealous... I had only one male and two females... now I've only a female, but i forgot to delete the species from the list... they didn't reproduce... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 No... don't be jealous... I had only one male and two females... now I've only a female, but i forgot to delete the species from the list... they didn't reproduce... Those photos are normal G.portentosa, correct? I bred and sent out hundreds and hundreds of v-horn adults and nymphs. I sent out too many which wiped my colony out and apparently nobody else had any ability to keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 No... they're really bigger than G.portentosa, and they don't (didn't) hiss so frequently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Updating my culture list.... African Bullet Roach Archimandrita tessellata Blaberus giganteus Blaberus sp. "Bolivia" Blaberus atropos Blaberus fusca Blaberus craniifer "Black wings"" Blaberus craniifer "European hybrid" Blaberus craniifer "Brown wings" Blaberus discoidales Blaptica dubia Blatta lateralis (ex Shelfordella tartara) Blatta orientalis Byrsotria fumigata Deropeltis sp "Mombasa" Deropeltis paulinoi Diploptera punctata Drymaplaneta semivitta Eublaberus distanti Eublaberus posticus Elliptorhina chopardi Eurycotis opaca Gromphadorhina grandidieri Gromphadorhina oblongata Gromphadorhina portentosa Gromphadorhina portentosa "giant morph" Hemiblabera sp. Loboptera decipiens Lucihormetica subcincta Macropanesthia rhinoceros Nauphoeta cinerea Neostylopyga rhombifolia Opisthioplathia orientalis Oxyhaloa deusta Phaetalia pallidus Panchlora nivea Panchlora nivea "big" Periplaneta americana Polyphaga saussurei Pycnoscelus surinamensis Rypharobia maderae Rypharobia maderae "Goldi" Schultesia lampyridiformis Supella longipalpa Symploce pallens Therea petiveriana Now they're 46 different species... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Eurycotis opaca Can you post some photos of these please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Eurycotis opaca Can you post some photos of these please? Just let me the time to take the pictures... I bought Eurycotis on Sunday, at the NIRM (North Italia Reptile Market)... I'll do it ASAP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EffeCi Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Done, HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul vern Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Different language, same topic. I'm glad you joined this forum, Franco! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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