breeding locusts

[tryme]

Any of you bred locusts or know how to? I started a thread about breeding crickets but i'm also interested in breeding locusts to. Needa bit of help !

 

[Kecleon]

Any of you bred locusts or know how to? I started a thread about breeding crickets but i'm also interested in breeding locusts to. Needa bit of help !

Hi there tryme,
I'm just here to help cause i'm looking forward to rearing some grasshoppers cause i can catch them here.

here a links that can help you i thinks http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperrear.htm

dont know if this can help you......
good luck

 

[Tygerr]

This book, Breeding Food Animals, has quite a detailed section on breeding locusts. It even includes information on how to raise wheatgrass to feed the locusts.
It's a great book to have if you plan on keeping and breeding a wide variety of feeder insects.

 

[tryme]

Thank you i'm going to look into it a bit further before I start.

 

[chris]

does anyone even sell locusts in the states?

 

[tryme]

I'm UK, London so I can't answer. Maybe somebody else could help.