Recent content by JSLKelly

I live in Monroe, La. and get my mealies local from Armstrong Crickets. Until this summer I could go downtown to the warehouse and pick them up, now they only sell out of the warehouse to wholesellers. UGGG, but a local feed and seed very close to the house sells them. You guys could order them...

Okay, to add to the 'bad meto' thread. I've been misting my pupa about twice a day. Moved them to a bin that has no substrate...don't know if this has helped but at least it doesn't get 'crusty' when I spray it. I also moved the bin away from the heat source. It seems the heat may have been...

Quote: I just found bran and germ in bulk at www.bulkfoods.com Shipping is just $5 if you order $75 or more. I got a lot of stuff for the same price I'd have gotten just the bran I was ordering by using the 5 dollar order.

Quote: OUCH! Sorry about that. To cut plastic, I went to the dollar store, bought a plastic handled knife (one with a metal blade), heat it until hot on the stove, touch the plastic where you want to cut it. Stinks, but works great. You can use the hot knife to melt edges that are sharp. I use...

Quote: Someone else on here researched that and was told no insect inhibitor as well. I also checked with the store and was told the same but I'm with you...everything was GREAT until I made that one change, now everything is stuck between stages. We'll see. I salvaged what I could out of my...

Question about screening. What kind/size screening are you all using? I think I'm going to try out the drawer method. I like my tray/bin method, but there isn't an easy way to separate beetles/eggs/mini-mini mealies except by hand and now that I've had this colony running for 6+ months, getting...

Quote: Both. It suffocates them. Plus it makes a barrier so they don't get in or out. LOVE the oil idea. I use olive oil daily (couple times a day) on my skin. I have extremely low D3 and then to sun tan a lot....it just seems to work better than the pills. So I try to counteract as much as I...

Quote: Green mold on what? The bin...the veggies....the cardboard? I'd remove everything that has mold on it pronto! Quote: Geesh....first mites and now moths! I know the kind you're talking about. Let us know if they're wormie treats or not Yep...been vermicomposting for...

Quote: Someone else on here researched that and was told no insect inhibitor as well. I also checked with the store and was told the same but I'm with you...everything was GREAT until I made that one change, now everything is stuck between stages. We'll see. I salvaged what I could out of my...

Quote: Yes, green mold eventually killed my colony a couple of years ago. Comes from moldy food.

Quote: Gallo, There are beetles of all different colors-red, black, brown and tan with red heads. I think that the tan/red heads are the new beetles and the others are assorted ages. Haven't seen and worms yet but I haven't looked either. I down use the 3 bin method. Basically have 2 bins of...

Quote: I did this time! I thought it would be good for them.

Quote: I thought I read that you could also freeze them. That might be easier and quicker. How long would you have to freeze them? I bought organic wheat bran from the store (human consumption). Should I have put it in the freezer or nuked it before? It's not like it was coming from a pet...

Quote: *sigh* I was afraid of that. I'm wondering if I might not have ended up with mislabled giant mealworms in one of my batches. I have many worms that are 1.5" and fairly large around....not as big as a pencil, but round. They would morph but not beetle......don't know. Lets see if the...

Quote: LOVE the research!!! I may just have to go for the 'drawer method'. Sounds like it might save me a bit of time.