So, I'm still fighting these little buggers. I am going to completely change out the drawers today and remove all the mealworms that I can and put into new bran that has been baked first. I've had a long week taking care of my ailing 90 year old father and trying to deal with this too 😭
Ok thank you very much. They do look like grain mites. Ugg...I did a lot of research before I started raising the mealworms and nothing said anything about making sure the grain was baked first 😪. A learning experience for sure! Thank you for the response and pointing me in the right direction!
I'm using wheat bran and oat bran from a local health food store. I didn't notice this until last night. I started the with adult mealworms back in May or June and have had no trouble until now. I do have a lot of different sized larvae from the beetles though. So I thought they were just newly...
Hello, I am new to this blog, and I have a problem. I have been raising mealworms for a few months and they have gone through the stages all the way to actual new larvae. However, last night I noticed that there are thousands of tiny little white specs moving around outside my bin and on my...