What should be noted when introducing and breeding yellow mealworms?
1. Preparations before introduction. Yellow mealworms are bred indoors, and they do not have high environmental requirements. Old warehouses, factory buildings, and basements are all acceptable, but they must be well ventilated and quiet. Before breeding, the old rooms should be disinfected. 2. Introduction. Some companies sell commercial worms as breeding worms at high prices, harming inexperienced first-time breeders. Therefore, first-time breeders had best introduce them from formal, reputable companies to avoid being cheated. 3. Distinguishing breeding worms from commercial worms. Breeding worms are robust, move quickly, have full bodies, bright color, are basically uniform in size, and have a high survival rate. Commercial worms, however, are obviously thin and small, dark in color, uneven in size, have a low survival rate, and their yield cannot meet requirements. 4. The relationship between egg laying and temperature and humidity. The egg-laying period is an important period for management. If the temperature is below 15°C, the eggs will basically not hatch. At 15-18°C, it takes 20 days to hatch. If the temperature is not controlled well, it will cause the eggs to mold and die, and if the humidity is too low, they will also die from dryness. Therefore, during the egg-laying period, the room temperature should be controlled at 22-28°C and the relative humidity at 65%-70%, and the egg hatching rate can reach 99%. 5. Spring and summer management. The high-temperature seasons of spring and summer are fatal seasons for yellow mealworm breeding, but as long as the techniques are mastered, they can also be passed easily. In spring in the south, there is much rain and high humidity, and the death rate of the worms is high. In summer, the high temperature also causes the worms to die. Therefore, first-time breeders with no experience must follow the breeding techniques of the supplier to breed them. 6. Transportation. Transportation is a difficult hurdle in the flow of live yellow mealworms. If encountering high-temperature weather, it is best to transport in the early morning or at night, and the survival rate will be above 90%.