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California Root Borer Eggs and Larvae - Prionus californicus

California Root Borer Eggs and Larvae - Prionus californicus
Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
July 6, 2012
Size: 4 mm
Eggs were laid on 18 June 2012. Larvae began hatching during 3-6 July 2012. Does anyone have a method for culturing the larvae in "artificial media", such as compacted sawdust, etc, that would allow following development?

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