David Liu

Born and raised in Taiwan, David has amounted much experience in the trapping, raising, and breeding of various beetle species. His extensive knowledge in the field stems from both his personal involvement and lessons from local enthusiasts. He has a comprehensive and professional understanding of various aspects regarding the Hobby

David got into beetles initially under the influence of his father, a nature-loving ophthalmologist. As the son of a doctor, David's childhood activities included readings assigned. Unlike his jack-of-all-trade parents, David was grasped only by the illustrated books about insects. By the age of 5, David could not only identify butterflies in the wild by species names but catch them without damaging their delicate wings. Ever since finding a Kabutomushi as his first beetle with his father, David had arranged frequent and innumerable hunting trips with his family to different mountains.

The hunting had stopped when David relocated to Southern California in the fall of 2016 to pursue his bachelor's degree and a dream to play professional baseball. However, David's baseball dream shattered due to the lack of advice available to an international student like him. Information about the recruitment process, which is easily accessible to the native-speaking locals, was not reachable to those fresh off the boat. This disappointment led David to become passionate about spreading and dispersing information, in and outside of baseball.

Together with Will Chen, David founded Kinshi Pros, a company dedicated to spreading crucial information and necessary products in beetle and mushroom raising. With this position, he is personally making sure that no beetle hobbyists here in the U.S. would suffer from the same information drought he once was. In this sense, David's baseball failure turned out to be a blessing for the U.S. beetle community.