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Suggested reading

On this page are several books which I highly recommend to all scarab beetle enthusiasts.

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For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles (Third Edition)

Jonathan Lai, Ko Shin-ping
PSK - 2016
ISBN:  978-957-41-5817-1
476 pages - hardcover / 900 color photos - 46 chapters

A very beautiful work which is meticulous in detail and very well illustrated, this is an absolute must for the serious beetle hobbyist.  Within its pages can be found excellent rearing instructions for a variety of popular scarab and lucanid species.  The text is presented in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Available from dynastinaebook.

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For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles (Third Edition)
The Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles
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The Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles: Coleoptera Laboratory Culture Methods

O. McMonigle
Elytra & Antenna - 2012
ISBN:  13-978-1-61646-123-2 
206 pages - softcover / well illus. with over 300 color photos

This is the ultimate expression of the Complete Guide to breeding beetles series of books.  It compiles the series into a single, large format, full-color manual.  The text includes updates to the rhinoceros, flower scarab, stag, jewel scarab, dung, and darkling beetle guides, and a new chapter on less commonly kept groups such as diving, carrion, tiger, bess, glow worm, and click beetles.

Available from Elytra & Antenna.

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The Complete Guide to Rearing Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle (and Other US Rhinoceros Beetles)

O. McMonigle
Elytra & Antenna - 1999-2001
37 pages - paperback / B/W photos - well illus.

A small but extremely helpful book which presents detailed information on how to successfully care for and raise one of America's most spectacular beetle species, Dynastes granti.  Also includes photos and rearing information for Strategus, Megasoma, Phileurus, and other native US rhinoceros beetles.  Second edition.

Available from Elytra & Antenna.

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The Complete Guide to Rearing Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle
The Complete Guide to Rearing the Elephant Stag Beetle
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The Complete Guide to Rearing the Elephant Stag Beetle (and Other Stags)

O. McMonigle
Elytra & Antenna - 2004
44 pages - paperback / 2 color plates

The second book in the Complete Guide series details rearing the most massive North American stag beetle as well as providing general and specific info on captive breeding worldwide stags.

Available from Elytra & Antenna.

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The Complete Guide to Rearing Flower and Jewel Scarabs

O. McMonigle
Elytra & Antenna - 2006
44 pages - paperback / 2 color plates

The third volume in the Complete Guide series discusses breeding methods for scarab beetles of the subfamilies cetoniinae and rutelinae, of which there are a great variety of species and are among the most popular of beetles with insect hobbyists worldwide.

Available from Elytra & Antenna.

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The Complete Guide to Rearing Flower and Jewel Scarabs

 
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