What are the precautions for farming yellow mealworms?

The yellow mealworm is a raw material used in feed processing. Especially in recent years, the state's support for the breeding industry has been very strong, so the demand for feed has increased significantly, and the yellow mealworm is rich in nutrients, making it a favorite of many animals. So the yellow mealworm farming industry has also ushered in its peak period. So what should be noted when farming yellow mealworms? Follow along with the editor to learn about it below.

1. Temperature

Temperature management is a very important factor in yellow mealworm farming. If the temperature is unreasonable, the yellow mealworms will have difficulty hatching, which means the yield will not be very high, and the breeding worms may even die. So when farming, we should pay attention to controlling the temperature of the breeding room at around 25 to 30 degrees, the lowest temperature must not be below 15 degrees, and the highest temperature must not be above 35 degrees, otherwise they will be dried out.

2. Hygiene

Although yellow mealworms are insects, not all insects like dirty and messy living environments. When farming, we should pay attention to managing the hygiene of the breeding site, cleaning and disinfecting it from time to time, and the hygiene of the rearing trays should also be kept clean. Then the leftover feed residue after feeding the yellow mealworms should also be cleaned out in time to avoid rot causing disease in the yellow mealworms.

3. Density

We all know that yellow mealworms are generally farmed using the three-dimensional farming method, which allows space to be utilized to the greatest extent, and at the same time the number of yellow mealworms in each layer is relatively large, looking densely packed. Even so, there are still limits. Usually the farming density must not exceed 3 cm thick, because if it is too thick the yellow mealworms' bodies heat up and cannot dissipate the heat in time, which will cause them to die from heat. So when farming we should pay attention that the rearing density must not be too high; generally a density of about 2 to 3 cm is enough.

4. Management

The management of yellow mealworm farming mainly requires attention to feed management and group management. Yellow mealworms mainly feed on vegetable leaves, corn and bran, so what we should pay attention to is that these feeds must be fed without pesticide spraying and without rot or mold, otherwise the yellow mealworms will be fed to death. Secondly, when feeding, pay attention to the amount, and feeding three times a day is enough. Group management mainly means reasonably dividing the yellow mealworms into groups according to their growth condition, which not only facilitates unified management but also controls density, and is beneficial to the growth of the yellow mealworms.

5. Disease prevention

What also needs attention during the yellow mealworm farming process is disease prevention and some of its natural enemies. Mites are extremely harmful to yellow mealworms, so we must strictly inspect and manage the feed used for farming. Secondly, when encountering ants, rats and the like, they should be caught and killed in time to prevent harm to the yellow mealworms. The most common diseases of yellow mealworms are desiccation disease and soft rot disease, which we can prevent and control respectively by lowering the temperature and lowering the humidity. At the same time, for soft rot disease we can also use chlortetracycline for prevention and control.