MEALWORMS PUPATE
The mealworms I bought a month ago at the pet shop have begun to pupate. They seem to have been happy on their diet of bran, apple, & guava.
Their cycle goes: beetles hatching to laying eggs 7-10 days; eggs hatch in 14 days as larvae; larvae pupate in 4-6 weeks; pupae emerge as beetles in 2-3 weeks.
Mealworms are edible at the larval stage, so expect some interesting posts on preparing & cooking these insects in the early New Year.
For more on food see
www.pavlovasdog.webs.com
For my cooking videos see
www.youtube.com/martinadlington
Their cycle goes: beetles hatching to laying eggs 7-10 days; eggs hatch in 14 days as larvae; larvae pupate in 4-6 weeks; pupae emerge as beetles in 2-3 weeks.Mealworms are edible at the larval stage, so expect some interesting posts on preparing & cooking these insects in the early New Year.
For more on food see
www.pavlovasdog.webs.com
For my cooking videos see
www.youtube.com/martinadlington
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