How would I raise some beetle larvae I found in dried gentian seed pods?

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I’ve been cleaning seeds of bottle gentian, and I found all these cool little beetle larvae inside the dried pods. I want to try and rear them to see the adults and ID them, does anyone have any suggestions on how to do so? Thanks!

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keep them within the same or similar dried pods. they may develop into adults and come out after winter i guess and emerge out of pods themselves, so keep pod in a container with ventilation and monitor for adults

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As Einsum says. Getting the humidity and ventilation right can be difficult. Maybe put the pods in a fine-mesh net bag and hang it outdoors where it will get as much wind and rain as the pods would if still in situ. I find in containers they either desiccate because I haven’t sprayed them enough or go mouldy because I have given them too much water.

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