Rose chafers (Cetonia)

[jurajlzvc]

Hi all,
here is my little experience with these guys.
At the beginning of May I collected several specimens , about 15 -20, and put them into very simply equipped glass case . There is just 6 inches of substrate and some drift wood.
I have been feeding them on various fruits (banana, apple, meloon). After 10 weeks there is lots of white grubs of various sizes much more than I need for my one pair.

 

[NashansCamos]

Are those pachnoda grubs?? I have those! I thought those grubs turned in to african sun beetles!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

So, your question is what to do with the surplus?
I see 3 options:

1. Release
2. Destroy
3. Sell/Give away

 

[NashansCamos]

@jamest0o0 these are the exact grubs I'm hatching. Don't these turn in to sun beetles???

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

rose chafer or the green rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)

sun beetle (Pachnoda marginata)

Looks to me like the OP has it right. BICBW.

Seen one grub—seen 'em all?

 

[NashansCamos]

rose chafer or the green rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)
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sun beetle (Pachnoda marginata)
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Looks to me like the OP has it right. BICBW.

Seen one grub—seen 'em all?

I'm getting confused if you look up "sun beetle grub" and "rose chafer grub" on google you get the same images? try it. Any answers?

 

[Tony_S]

So, are you feeding off the grubs or the beetles to your chams?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I'm getting confused if you look up "sun beetle grub" and "rose chafer grub" on google you get the same images? try it. Any answers?

Seen one grub—seen 'em all?

I don't want to sound like a buggist, but they all look pretty much the same to me.

 

[NashansCamos]

So, are you feeding off the grubs or the beetles to your chams?

I plan for both they've eaten the grubs. I know they're fatty.

 

[jurajlzvc]

So, your question is what to do with the surplus?
I see 3 options:

1. Release
2. Destroy
3. Sell/Give away

I'm going to keep some for next generation and the surplus will go back to the garden.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I'm going to keep some for next generation and the surplus will go back to the garden.

There ya go.