My Colony

Bought 3,000 from Mother Clucker's Mealworms (online)  21 Jun 2024 to establish colony

Colony was slowly ended.  Fed off remaining mealworms and humanely got rid of beetles to prevent any more.  I was paying more to feed the mealworms than it cost to just buy what I need monthly.

Stage 1 - egg

Stage 2 - Larva (the actual mealworm)

Stage 3 - Pupa

Stage 4 - Adult beetle (most animals will not eat the beetles as they are very bitter tasting)

Attaching screen to the bottom of the top bin.  The adult beetles will live in here and their eggs will fall through to the middle bin which is the nursery.

21 Jun 2024

The frame for the bins.  They will slide out for easy access.

21 Jun 2024

Top 2 bins in place.

21 Jun 2024

Closeup showing the screen bottom.

21 Jun 2024

Final setup.

23 Jun 2024

Any pupa or beetles are moved from the bottom bin to the top to continue the cycle.

23 Jun 2024

Middle bin has the actual mealworms and the eggs that fell from the top bin.

23 Jun 2024

These beetles from the bottom bin will be moved to the top bin.

23 Jun 2024

 

1 Jul 2024