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enjoy https://spkns.blogspot.com/2018/11/i-stare-vacuously-at-katydids.html?m=0

I have finally (sigh) captured a roll of window screen! Bad news: it was contaminated with plant-derived "eco-friendly" insecticide (the "ecofriendly" ones are arguably worse than the others)! After several rounds of frantic soaping, the nauseating smell of aromatic plant oils is still there...

Just curious whether anyone has had any experience with using it in terrestrial bug tanks

Several artificial color morphs of Drosophila have severe abnormalities, including faulty vision and brain problems...

I have been fiddling behind the scenes for months Death to Terminix! https://sp-uns.blogspot.com/2018/05/campaigning-while-headless.html?m=0

I'm in CA, so...

I've searched here and beetleforum extensively, and I have not found any guides to making rotted leaves (though wood fermentation instructions are rather common). Here is my attempt, which some of you roachkeepers may find useful. Currently they have been freshly put into containers, so I will...

https://entomologytoday.org/2018/02/02/insect-common-names-invented-artificial-intelligence/

Does anyone know of a simpler method to make (heavily-ventilated) mesh lids that doesn’t involve electric drills or buying stuff? 

As much as I enjoy mocking unintelligent extermination companies, it's really just a defensive weapon for the poor misunderstood spiders/roaches and not much else. I was having trouble sleeping one night and started thinking about random stuff: How to wear a roach-hat I am often asked about...

I have a strong feeling that I will be able to finally get some coco coir soon. Are there any things I should be particularly aware of before getting it? I have heard that it absorbs a ton of water and a little makes a lot. I do have the bad feeling that this means it may shrink on my...

@Axolotl Interesting note: Further evidence suggestive of the existence of human Terminix chatters include occasional minor grammatical and typing errors, like this: Also, when I asked the chatter specifically about Therea petiveriana (Domino cockroach, for those unfamiliar with its sci...

Roaches and other inverts like their dead leaves.  The only catch: pesticides are designed for killing insects. Would plant matter that wild insects have been observed feeding on and walking over for very long periods be guaranteed safe for captives (assuming that the plant in question is a...

Time to revive thread! Small cf. Coniontis with unidentified roommate. 

A number of hobby roaches are known to eat bat guano in caves, where they reach immense population densities. It has been said that the dirtiness disappears after several captive generations, but I’m not sure how true this is.