ID this critter from my cricket bin

[JonRich]

Just did a quick search "most beetles can not/do not fly" I'm ganna use some to polish up my deer skull.

MOST Beetles have a hard outer wing that is used to protect the FLIGHT wings that lay under them. Most can and do fly!

 

[DansDragons]

they can definitely fly, just not that well.

 

[tkilgour]

Yeah, those do very well as a clean up crew. If I find them in my cricket bin, I remove most of them and put them in my roach colony. However, I hate receiving crickets with tons of these in the mix. I know they keep down ammonia, but I never have crickets long, because I feed so many off. They seem to be very prolific and before long there are tons of them. Josh's frogs never has these in his crickets and that is why I buy from him.

 

[laurie]

Yeah, those do very well as a clean up crew. If I find them in my cricket bin, I remove most of them and put them in my roach colony. However, I hate receiving crickets with tons of these in the mix. They seem to be very prolific and before long there are tons of them. Josh's frogs never has these in his crickets and that is why I buy from him.

I assume since I have never seen them that Ghann's never has them either.

 

[tkilgour]

I assume since I have never seen them that Ghann's never has them either.

Yep, I never get them in Ghann's crickets either and that is how I like it.

 

[JackP308]

Glad I don't see them in my crickets ever, Fruit Flies are another story though:roll eyes:


they look like black wooly bears lol

 

[imcurt]

Great thread!!! This is why I log on every day! So much to learn here. Last night i was complaining about those spiney looking bugs in my crickets as i was picking them out.After reading this thread. i noticed no cricket smell and i go threw 2to5 bx a week .GREAT INFO thanks again.

 

[tkilgour]

Great thread!!! This is why I log on every day! So much to learn here. Last night i was complaining about those spiney looking bugs in my crickets as i was picking them out.After reading this thread. i noticed no cricket smell and i go threw 2to5 bx a week .GREAT INFO thanks again.

Yep curt, they certainly do a good job cleaning. I just hate that they multiply so fast, then my bins become crowded with them. Still they are no harm, just annoying to me.

 

[patrickfraser]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUBIA-ROACH-INSECT-CLEANING-CREW-KEEP-YOUR-FEEDER-BINS-CLEAN-NATURAL-WAY-/150689456644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2315caa204#ht_1201wt_1270
This is a link to the ebay item mentioned in my post. I am thinking about getting them, but just not sure of how they will reproduce and how many is too many? I found one once and tossed it. I had no idea what it was until I saw this ebay ad. I would love not having to deal with dead roaches.

 

[Robyrango]

arctia villica
Or some sort of caterpillar anyway..I think

 

[Robyrango]

http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/Insight/?p=1784

 

[tkilgour]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUBIA-ROACH-INSECT-CLEANING-CREW-KEEP-YOUR-FEEDER-BINS-CLEAN-NATURAL-WAY-/150689456644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2315caa204#ht_1201wt_1270
This is a link to the ebay item mentioned in my post. I am thinking about getting them, but just not sure of how they will reproduce and how many is too many? I found one once and tossed it. I had no idea what it was until I saw this ebay ad. I would love not having to deal with dead roaches.

Hey there, these reproduce very quickly. They are highly prolific.

 

[Dave]

Yea Dermestids are an awesome beneficial insect. We're thinking of setting up a colony to use in our roach bins as well, just some people think of them as "pests" and that is not the case at all.

 

[JackP308]

Yea Dermestids are an awesome beneficial insect. We're thinking of setting up a colony to use in our roach bins as well, just some people think of them as "pests" and that is not the case at all.

I guess after you look past the creep crawly look, and know what they do they aren't that bad, I still rather clean my own crickets.

I don't keep roaches so I have no idea about that.