pannaking22 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I've come across some neat roach species lately and was wondering if any were in the hobby? I found several all nice species, but those seemed less likely to be in the hobby due to location. The species I'm curious about are: Lucihormetica grossei Panesthia angustipennnis Microdina forceps Any species in the genus Prosoplecta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Lucihormetica grossei Panesthia angustipennnis Those two are available in Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Microdina forceps look awesome. They are from India, I cant imagine they are not in the hobby overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Those two are available in Europe Ah, well I can hope that they'll make it to the US someday then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Everything (it seems anyways) that is in culture in other places always gets spread world wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Everything (it seems anyways) that is in culture in other places always gets spread world wide. The US has strict regulations about importing animals, so it is difficult to bring in species from other countries. It seems that many captive species end up filtering through the cracks anyway though. Perhaps they are brought by researchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 They have strict regulations yes, but many people from different countries and such import them in simple packages everyday and those people dont open them up to the public Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 They have strict regulations yes, but many people from different countries and such import them in simple packages everyday and those people dont open them up to the public That would be a very risky thing to do, considering that the USDA does inspect a portion of packages coming in from other countries, and consequences can be severe. However, I agree with you that many exotic species probably arrive that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I was reading about people doing that on a site I am apart of and I said in my head "dont do it... its risky..." thankfully they didnt do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I was reading about people doing that on a site I am apart of and I said in my head "dont do it... its risky..." thankfully they didnt do it 3 words Smuggling Animal trafficking Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranitomeya Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 It's unlikely researchers would risk their careers to illegally introduce organisms into the hobby. They would become the first suspects if a previously unavailable species suddenly became available and they were the ones who applied for the proper permits to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Some people go to these countries and smuggle them in or have locals collect them for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yeah it's tough to get new species like that in the hobby with the strict regulations of the USDA. I'd like to get some interesting beetles, but all of them are illegal in the US due to the supposed risk of them becoming pests if they get out. I don't fully agree with it all the time, but there are some cases where it makes sense. I thought about bringing some roaches back with me from Kenya when I was doing fieldwork over there this summer, but I didn't just to play it safe. It would have been cool to have those species here, but it likely wouldn't have been worth it, especially if I got caught. Maybe someday those species will make it here though (from someone else lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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