Source of Super Mealworms
in...@nyworms.com
are exceptionally well liked because they are both more easily digested than
common mealworms and much larger. Usually price might be a consideration but
getting them for $13.75 per thousand, $13.00 per thousand if one gets two or
more thousand delivery included is a real great deal. Get them at New York
Worms, http://www.nyworms.com
Rita
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Gary Gentry
about $10.00/1000 more than what I spend on mealworms. And I haven't had
the first complaint from the birds regarding digestibility.
I get them for $16.95/5000 (repeat - that's 5000) for the medium size
but the price is the same for whatever size is ordered i.e mini, small,
medium, large, or mixed. Shipping is extra at that price but I would
imagine that it is for the "Super" worms as well. And if not, one could
probably run em' around the world on the Concorde and then to the
delivery address for the difference.
If anyone wants to know where I get em from, I'll be glad to reply. It's
a topic that has been visited many times on this NG.
Cheers
Gary
194 cute lil Bluebirds fledged in 1998; Down with House Sparrows.....
Boooooo....Hissssssss
NS9G
In article <36A3A6...@worldnet.att.net>, Gary Gentry
<garyg...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>Hmmmm....that doesn't sound like such a great deal to me. In fact, it's
>about $10.00/1000 more than what I spend on mealworms. And I haven't had
>the first complaint from the birds regarding digestibility.
>
I can't imagine paying any price for mealworms.; They are very easy to raise.
73/88 de Bob NS9G
Gary Gentry
how to raise them in the quantities that we go through them....on the
order of 100,000 per year or so. I would be interested in learning how
they might be raised, how long it takes for them to reach "harvest"
size, and how much time it would take to oversee the process. If you
care to share that info. with me, please E-Mail or reply post here.
Of course, as with anything else, one must weigh the time value of money
and make a decision based on what their time is worth to him/her. I had
not considered the possibility (much) of raising them because, I
suppose, I assume(d) that it would require too much time.
NS9G
In article <36A3E9...@worldnet.att.net>, Gary Gentry
<garyg...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
The big thing about raising mealies is to remember that they are bugs in their
adult phase. Care must be taken to make sure they don't get out of the
container. The numbers of mealies you can raise depend entirely on how much
space you can devote to them. They Can be raised in an unheated garage but will
grow much faster in a basement or closet.
they can be raised in any size container but I wouldn't think of using anything
smaller than a 5 gallon bucket. Garbage cans would be better. the big thing is
to have a supply of bran. Around here, we can just go to the nearest Farm Coop
and buy it in bags. Bran is very light for its volume.
Just put a few mealworms in a lot of bran and watch it happen. Cover with
someting like screen wire to contain the bugs. A 50 gallon drum or 30 gallon
trash can can produce an amazing number of worms in just a few weeks. Once they
are started it can be a job just to get rid of them fast enough to control the
population.
I have raised many thousands for fish bait.
73/88 de Bob NS9G
Postcrafts
>We have been feeding Superworms or King Mealworms to our backyard birds.
I have a question. I know that Bluebirds like mealworms, but do all birds like
them? I wouldn't want to start buying/raising them unless I knew that all of
the birds would eat them. What do you "serve" them on? A platform feeder?
Any further info would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sandy (NJ)
Sandy (The hurrier I go, the behinder I get).
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Bill Cherepy
wrote:
>You make a good point. I suppose that I have never been educated about
>how to raise them in the quantities that we go through them....on the
>order of 100,000 per year or so. I would be interested in learning how
>they might be raised, how long it takes for them to reach "harvest"
>size, and how much time it would take to oversee the process. If you
>care to share that info. with me, please E-Mail or reply post here.
>
Check out
RAISING MEALWORMS OR FISHING WORMS
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef002.htm
or
Keeping and Raising Mealworms
http://www.icomm.ca/~dragon/mealworm.htm
or
Keeping and Raising Mealworms
http://www.acspit.com/herps/careshts/mealwrm2.txt
If you don't have a browser, e-mail me and I'll copy and send you the
info.
Bill Cherepy
jche...@mindspring.com
Grayson, GA