The Scarab Lab

The Scarab Lab The Scarab Lab, a new division of Beetle Source, working to bring you locally reared exotic beetles!

We work with permitted hobbyists and institutions throughout the U.S.

Getting some things ready for the Arizona conference!
08/10/2026

Getting some things ready for the Arizona conference!

Lab tours and bug snuggles
07/25/2026

Lab tours and bug snuggles

Join us for our next open house on Saturday September 19th from 5-7. Stop by to visit your favorite animal ambassadors, see what's new, shop and play!
Free entry; no registration required; all are welcome!
Email [email protected] if you have any questions!

Brunching with myself (last Friday, in New Orleans) after trading animals and beetle jelly with the Insectarium
07/22/2026

Brunching with myself (last Friday, in New Orleans) after trading animals and beetle jelly with the Insectarium

Calosoma scrutator - enjoying some beetle jelly before heading to a zoo
07/22/2026

Calosoma scrutator - enjoying some beetle jelly before heading to a zoo

The Scarab Lab sold it's first group of lab-raised beetles this week: Dicronorhina derbyana! Special thank you to Idlewi...
07/03/2026

The Scarab Lab sold it's first group of lab-raised beetles this week: Dicronorhina derbyana!

Special thank you to Idlewild Butterfly Farm for the order!

It has taken 20 years of slowly working towards this goal and we are glad to have made it to this point!

A few of our new friends at the lab! Come visit them. Lafayette, Louisiana
05/23/2026

A few of our new friends at the lab! Come visit them. Lafayette, Louisiana

Fresh from the lab! Dicronorhina derbyana - African flower beetles
05/07/2026

Fresh from the lab!

Dicronorhina derbyana - African flower beetles

Short trip to search for millipedes (none found)
05/05/2026

Short trip to search for millipedes (none found)

Working with pupal cells - Dicronorhina derbyana
03/19/2026

Working with pupal cells -
Dicronorhina derbyana

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P. O. Box 2886, Lafayette, LA 70502
Lafayette, LA

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