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The Complete Guide to Rearing the Eastern Hercules Beetle

Detailed information on egg laying, larval care, feeding, pupation, etc. B/W photos throughout. Expanded sections including pictures and rearing information for Strategus, Megasoma, Phileurus, and other rhinoceros beetles. Color photos back cover, 2 color plates.
40pp. Paperback.
Author: O.McMonigle

 
 $14.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 


 


 
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The Complete Guide to Rearing Darkling Beetles

Chapters on keeping adults, mealworms, pupation, substrate, etc. B/W photos throughout. Species information on mealworm beetles including Eleodes, Asbolus, Prionotheca, Tenebrio and other darkling beetles. Color photos back cover, 2 color plates.
40pp. Paperback.
Author: O.McMonigle
 $14.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 

 
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The Complete Guide to Rearing Flower and Jewel Scarabs
Egg laying, feeding, pupation, species lists and more for the beautiful Cetoniinae and Rutelinae scarabs.
44pp. +2 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle
 $14.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 
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The Complete Guide to Rearing The Rainbow Scarab and Other Dung Beetles
This guide to dung beetle husbandry is the sixth in the complete guide to rearing beetles series. The text covers background, captive husbandry, trapping and collecting, food and bait, other dung beetle species, and behavior with concentration on the beautiful Phanaeus vindex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae).
40pp. +2 color plates. Paperback.
Author: S. Barney & O. McMonigle
 $14.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 
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The Complete Guide to Rearing the Elephant Stag Beetle
and Other Stags
Rearing techniques for stags from around the world with emphasis on Lucanus elephus. 2 color plates 
Author: O.McMonigle

 
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The Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles, Coleoptera Laboratory Culture Methods.   This is the ultimate expression of the complete guide to breeding beetles series which compiles the complete guide to breeding beetle books into a single large format, full color manual. The text includes updates to the rhinoceros, flower, stag, jewel, dung, darkling guides and a new chapter on less commonly kept groups like diving, carrion, tiger, bess, glowworm, and click beetles. 206 pages. More than 300 color photos. Hardcover.
 $39.95 plus $5 priority shipping USA. $10.00 to $17.00 shipping cost international depending on country. US Dollars only.

 

 

 
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For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles, Second Edition
Softcover book set with cardboard sleeve (center of photo). This book covers a variety of Scarabs and Stags and has more information and more photos than the first edition (Lai and McMonigle), including two new authors (Ping and Meier).  
Authors: J. Lai, K.H. Ping, O. McMonigle, K. Meier.
Out of Stock. Replaced by above.

 

 

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Allpet Roaches: Care and Identification Handbook for the Pet and Feeder Cockroaches
Information on breeding pet cockroaches. Identification list with 
over 60 species discussed and pictured. B/W photos and 4 color plates.
41pp. Paperback.
Author: R.Willis & O.McMonigle

 
 $15 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 

 
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Scorpions, Windscorpions, Pseudoscorpions Culturing Ancient Arachnids
Chapters include feeding, captive habitats, reproduction for these three spectacular arachnid orders.
40pp. +2 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle
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Whipscorpions and Whipspiders: Culturing Gentle Monsters
Includes anatomy, courtship and reproduction, feeding and species lists.
40pp. +2 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle
 $14.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 

 
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Giant Tarantulas The Enthusiast's Handbook
Includes anatomy, breeding, eggsac care, spiderling care and species list.
48pp. +8 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle
 $16.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 
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Giant Centipedes The Enthusiast's Handbook
Includes biology and background, reproduction, rearing, species list and more.
44pp. +4 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle

 
 $16.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 

 
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Giant Millipedes The Enthusiast's Handbook
Breeding manual for giant round millipedes and more.
44pp. +2 color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle
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Millipeds in Captivity
Diplopodan husbandry and reproductive biology.
122pp. Color photos throughout. Hardcover.
Author: O. McMonigle with contributions by R. L. Hoffman
 $33.99 plus $5 for priority shipping. $17.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 
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Praying Mantids Keeping Aliens
Information on keeping and breeding praying mantids as pets. Sections on live foods, oothecae, mating, the mantis garden, US mantids, and exotic mantids. 2nd edition.
44pp. 2 Color plates. Paperback.
Author: O. McMonigle, A.Lasebny

 
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Ghosts of the Trees, Walkingsticks and Leaf-insects
Phasmid enthusiast handbook, includes sections on growing and choosing foodplants, winter feeding, molting, fertilization, native US phasmid list and more.
44pp. Paperback.
Authors: O.McMonigle & P.Clausen

 
$12.00 plus $1.99 shipping and handling. $4.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 

 
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Assassins Bugs, Waterscorpions and Other True Bugs
Contains chapters detailing captive propagation of Giant Water Bugs, Waterscorpions, Assassin Bugs, Seed Bugs, Stink/Plant Bugs and more! Full of b/w photos. Color photos back cover. Softbound.
Author: O.McMonigle

 
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Invertebrates for Exhibition, Insects, Arachnids, and Other Invertebrates Suitable for Display in Classrooms, Museums, and Insect Zoos
This text includes display and husbandry details for various invertebrates commonly employed in invertebrate education. Vampire crabs, millipedes, rhinoceros beetles, whipspiders, centipedes, red-eyed devil katydids, terrestrial isopods are just a few of the items covered. More than 200 color photos, 146 pages. Softbound.
Author: O.McMonigle
$44.95 plus $4.95 priority shipping. $14.00 shipping outside of US. US Dollars only.

 
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New Publication!

American Cockroach Society Special Publication 1
Contains articles by cockroach enthusiasts including cockroach history, Nauphoeta feeding response, eleven years of Macropanesthia, Giant Cave Cockroaches and bat guano, and the Australian.
Authors: Baker, Bjerggaard, Connell, Jorgensen, Kandilian, McMonigle.
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