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<blockquote data-quote="beetleguy" data-source="post: 766758" data-attributes="member: 14386"><p>Hi Jeanne,</p><p></p><p> I'm not really sure. I don't know how long they can remain dormant during the winter but I know we have native species that do fine. They might overwinter as larvae and emerge as adults in the spring, like many other beetle species do. </p><p></p><p> The only other option I could think of would be to collect a group of them before it gets very cold and keep them protected from any hard freezes during the winter, like in a container in a basement, then release them in the spring. They should be able to handle cold but maybe not a deep freeze.</p><p></p><p> They seem to bury their eggs a foot or more below the ground - maybe less in very rocky areas, but that might be deep enough to keep any grubs alive till the spring.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Steven</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beetleguy, post: 766758, member: 14386"] Hi Jeanne, I'm not really sure. I don't know how long they can remain dormant during the winter but I know we have native species that do fine. They might overwinter as larvae and emerge as adults in the spring, like many other beetle species do. The only other option I could think of would be to collect a group of them before it gets very cold and keep them protected from any hard freezes during the winter, like in a container in a basement, then release them in the spring. They should be able to handle cold but maybe not a deep freeze. They seem to bury their eggs a foot or more below the ground - maybe less in very rocky areas, but that might be deep enough to keep any grubs alive till the spring. Steven [/QUOTE]
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