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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 (Second Edition)

Jonathan Lai, Ko Shin-ping
PSK - 2008
ISBN:  978-957-41-5817-1
468 pages / 850 color photos
43 chapters / two volume set

A very beautiful work which is meticulous in detail and very well illustrated, this is an absolute must for the serious beetle hobbyist.  I had the great honor of writing a foreword for this truly magnificent book.  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 (Second Edition)
The Complete Guide to Rearing Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle
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The Complete Guide to Rearing Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle

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 the Elephant Stag Beetle

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 the Elephant Stag Beetle
The Complete Guide to Rearing Flower and Jewel Scarabs
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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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