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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Mealworms & Styrofoam Composting
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<blockquote data-quote="Acro" data-source="post: 344705" data-attributes="member: 1617"><p>*UPDATE*</p><p></p><p> 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 don't survive well on it alone and I don't believe that they break it down or compost it, like the mealworms do.</p><p></p><p> This next time around, I will remove pupa and meal beetles into another container. I plan to feed the meal beetles normal fare (fish food, fruits, and I will attempt at seeing if they will compost leftovers from foods that I eat) while feeding the mealworms only on styrofoam.</p><p></p><p> I added about 100 more mealworms to the group (yesterday) to try and get 2 generations going at the same time.</p><p></p><p> Last of all, these links were sent to me, and I will now share them with you. They are about SuperWorms composting styrofoam!</p><p><a href="https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/beetle-larvae-can-survive-on-polystyrene-alone-67251" target="_blank">https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/beetle-larvae-can-survive-on-polystyrene-alone-67251</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719352258" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719352258</a></p><p></p><p> If you are using mealworms or superworms to compost styrofoam, post up your experience!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acro, post: 344705, member: 1617"] *UPDATE* 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 don't survive well on it alone and I don't believe that they break it down or compost it, like the mealworms do. This next time around, I will remove pupa and meal beetles into another container. I plan to feed the meal beetles normal fare (fish food, fruits, and I will attempt at seeing if they will compost leftovers from foods that I eat) while feeding the mealworms only on styrofoam. I added about 100 more mealworms to the group (yesterday) to try and get 2 generations going at the same time. Last of all, these links were sent to me, and I will now share them with you. They are about SuperWorms composting styrofoam! [URL="https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/beetle-larvae-can-survive-on-polystyrene-alone-67251"]https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/beetle-larvae-can-survive-on-polystyrene-alone-67251[/URL] [URL="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719352258"]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719352258[/URL] If you are using mealworms or superworms to compost styrofoam, post up your experience! [/QUOTE]
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