Beneficial Insects

Starter Culture

Palembus dermestoides

Usage: The larvae are great for feeding geckos, tropical fish and small birds.   They cannot climb smooth surfaces and they are very easy to breed and keep.  

Larvae are composed of 55% crude protein, 18% fat.

LIFE CYCLE:   Keep at 75 to 85 degrees F- Egg will hatch in  1-2 weeks.  Larvae will transform into pupae and then beetles which can live for a couple of months.  Female beetles will lay approximately 200 eggs during their lifetime.  

Some Great articles on the use of Peanut Beetles in cancer treatment in alternative medicine.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106012417328634100 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulomoides_dermestoides