I find that with smaller and/or thin pieces of styrofoam, the mealworms have a harder time holding onto them. I have a half piece of bark that I place all the small bits under, it holds them down and the mealwroms will consume them that way.
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I'm on my 2nd generation of mealworms, that have been raised on mostly pure styrofoam, I say "mostly" because I would give small portions of other food every month or so, mainly for the meal beetles that started emerging. I did find that meal beetles will eat some styrofoam, but they...
Harlequin beetle Gymnetis thula (formerly G. caseyi) larvae? It is a US species that is fairly easy to raise.
Try Wax Worms, Butterworms, Black Solder Fly Larvae?
Thanks for sharing your experience! I imagine the smaller bits are harder to hold onto and eat.
For anyone who does not know about the scientific study of mealworms and styrofoam from Stanford University, check out these links...
That's a fantastic post and fantastic pictures! Congrats on your efforts with those species!
I used to live in Miami FL and I would catch glowing click beetles. I wonder what species they were. There used to be so many, they looked like Christmas lights on the pine trees. As the years...
If you can sit the bin on a surface with legs (like a small table) or if the bin has legs itself, you can put each leg in a bowl of water (or use a large tray of water for all 4 legs). The water will help prevent the ants from crossing into the table legs and entering the bin. You're basically...
Are you using Mealworms to compost styrofoam? I have a setup and I was wondering, do mealbeetles eat styrofoam too, or just the mealworms?
Any other tips on styrofoam composting with mealworms?
In reference to the "Cons", I must note that Arachnofern was informed about the delay before I shipped. We agreed upon a new shipping date and I offered to make up for the delay with some free bugs . . . the offer of free bugs was accepted.
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