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Hi I wonder whether there are photos of the different Gromphadorhina sp. available online. I just could find the one of G. portentosa. And are there original descriptions available (I love these old ink drawings, they say more than photographs) or a listing of the differences as originally...

Hi all I always struggle when reading a 'wanted to...' post because it's often not visible from where the thread starter is. As I'm from Switzerland (kinda small country in Europe :D ) it usually isn't possible to legally trade with guys from the USA and it would therefore be a great help to...

Hi everybody I hope you had a happy Easter! We did and we also had some excessive eggs which I threw into my roach bins yesterday and miraculously one egg was dyed bright pink (on the inside) over night... Actually it weren't the roaches dying eggs for Easter but it was Serratia marcescens, a...

Hi everyone from Europe and Asia I have a few species to trade/sell. Please note: Prices are in SWISS FRANKS. (actualy sFr. 1.- = $ 0.93.- , EUR 0.72, or £ 0.61) 1. Archimandrita mark. marmorata, cousin of the "Pfefferschabe / peppered roach": 2.3 nymphes for 5.- 2. Blaberus craniifer 'Black...

Hi everyone I recently heard that it's not the phorid flies who kill the roaches but that they're just a vector for small parasitic nematodes. Is this information true? This would explain why mainly fresh molted adults are infected; The flies don't dig into the earth where the nymphs are and...

Hi everyone I or better my B. craniifer 'ugly brown' (as you prefer to name our beautiful chocolate brown European 'strain') have a frequent problem: There are good times when nothing happens and such when most of them die shortly after the last molting (and only after that!). The chitin...

Hi all I'm always seeking for a variation in food for my bearded dragons (well, they already eat better than I do) and found something promising: tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta)! Easy to breed, fast reproduction, good size, and nice appearance. But how can I get them in Switzerland? They are...

Hi Community I finally found my way over the big lake... :lol: My name is Andreas, I'm happily married, pharmacist by training and fighting with my PhD, and (I guess its written in the signature) live in Winterthur in Switzerland. For those who don't know what that is: Click me! I started...