2000 Red Wigglers "Winter Sale* Uncle Jim's Worm Farm Live Mealworms -Free Shipping. Mealworms. Live Mealworms- 1000 $13.00 Free Shipping. Mealworms. Mealworm Farm 3. Big money in worm waste. Mealworm farming. Is there a tread discussing raising mealworms?
I've looked around but can't seem to find anything recent. I started a mealworm farm a month ago and have so many pupae that I'm getting worried! BUT, I want to be able to freeze many, many thousands for next winter since my girls don't like snow and there's no bugs to eat in the winter anyway. Don't know when enough will be enough and in the meantime, my mealies are growing fast and furious! UPDATES**** BYCer's mealworm farms ..... condensed information from 3 perspectives!! Gallo Del Cielo's page: My page: Amy's page: Some basic and often asked information: Life cycle stages... this is relative to conditions such as temperature, food source, etc: Egg Incubation: 4-19 days (usually 4-7).
Reliable sources for buying meal worms (in no particular order): BYC members: crazy huhn: abyrne@san.rr.com Amy: www.westknollfarm.com email is amy@westknollfarm.com exoticnutrition.com speedyworm.com southernbaitworms.com Trish. Raising mealworms. Also see feeding mealworms and how to make your own feeder Jump to: timetable and life cycle , stock, container, ventilation, temperature, light, moisture and relative humidity , food, supplements, cloth/newspaper covering, cleaning, separating out worms , colony cycling/maintenance, sifting, storage, freeze-roasting, dusting, uses, nutritional value, Problems: pupa or beetle die off | mites | moths, other worm species, raising superworms, and comments on my experiences so far.
Bluebirds relish mealworms, which are the larvae of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, also called yellow mealworm or golden grub). Bluebirds will eat larvae (worms), pupae and beetles (before the shell gets hard), but prefer the worm form. You can buy mealworms from a pet store (expensive - price depends on quantity but figure about $25/1,000) or mail order (less expensive - about $6-16/1,000 - see list of suppliers). You can also raise them yourself (perhaps for as little as $0.10/1,000). good.
How To Raise Mealworms. How to raise mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) Everyone who has a small flock of chickens should raise mealworms.
It's very easy to do and once set up they are virtually maintenance-free and very inexpensive. I give my girls a hand-full or so a day; they think fresh mealworms are the best treat in the world. 1. You need a container; I prefer 10 gallon aquaria. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. A word of caution: With prolonged or frequent exposure to mealworms, some individuals will develop severe allergies to them. Search for 'How to Raise redworms' - wikihow.