Jacquie Button
Songster
Hello..,I saw that Mass had a bad storm? I hope all is well.
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Glad you held down the fort! My worms are multiplying too... I was thinking of asking the guy I bought them from if he wanted some back, lol! But gosh some get so big!Ohh it was WINDY last night !!! I was lucky that I had battened down everything.
Chooks closed up tight in the coop.
I have a fabric carport that made it YET ANOTHER big storm best $150 I spent , and it was on sale 4 years ago ! It has served me well
On the Mealworm update, I have a lot of Pupae and hoping to get them to Beetles so they are in a separate container
I also had to put an ad on Craigs List to sell some mealies are there are A LOT ! HAHAHHAA
I’m having the same issue. Can’t find one thing that looks like an egg let alone a worm (even using a good magnifying glass). I’ve done everything that I’ve read and seen in videos and nothing. Unless there is one and only one person incapable of raising them and that one person is me..... raising mealworms is a scam! Glad that I didn’t have to buy anything to attempt to pursue this.Patience. The eggs and newly hatched larvae are pretty close to invisible.
This is from 3 years ago! Don't worry about it, I'm pretty sure it's because of an update? Not entirely sure. And welcome to BYC!I’m having the same issue. Can’t find one thing that looks like an egg let alone a worm (even using a good magnifying glass). I’ve done everything that I’ve read and seen in videos and nothing. Unless there is one and only one person incapable of raising them and that one person is me..... raising mealworms is a scam! Glad that I didn’t have to buy anything to attempt to pursue this.
There can't be many things easier than raising meal worms, and we've made all the mistakes here so you don't have to. There are a few factors that are more conducive to raising the meal worms that you should know. They need to be in a warm place to reproduce, 75F-80F is best. Bedding is also important (wheat bran and mill run are best so the baby worms can move through it easily). Also, crucial is a water source that won't grow mold (carrots are best), and keeping the colony at the correct humidity so you aren't raising grain mites in addition to meal worms (don't use covers on your worm bins).I’m having the same issue. Can’t find one thing that looks like an egg let alone a worm (even using a good magnifying glass). I’ve done everything that I’ve read and seen in videos and nothing. Unless there is one and only one person incapable of raising them and that one person is me..... raising mealworms is a scam! Glad that I didn’t have to buy anything to attempt to pursue this.
Oh, looking for the eggs from beetlesThere can't be many things easier than raising meal worms, and we've made all the mistakes here so you don't have to. There are a few factors that are more conducive to raising the meal worms that you should know. They need to be in a warm place to reproduce, 75F-80F is best. Bedding is also important (wheat bran and mill run are best so the baby worms can move through it easily). Also, crucial is a water source that won't grow mold (carrots are best), and keeping the colony at the correct humidity so you aren't raising grain mites in addition to meal worms (don't use covers on your worm bins).
Are you watching adult meal worms (beetles) trying to mate and lay eggs? Or are you expecting mating action from larvae (worms)? The life cycle of a meal worm is larva, they grow, molt their skins many times, then they slip into the pupa stage. In not too long, the pupa turns into an adult (beetle). Then the beetle mates with another beetle and lays eggs. It takes a month or two, depending on temp, for the eggs to hatch into baby worms so tiny you won't be able to see them, but you will notice the bedding moving.