@@AidanKendall-m9c maybe, I never tried spraying on bsfl, they can eat so fast that they're substrate should be way moist enough that spraying shouldn't be needed.
@AidanKendall-m9c3 сағат бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms Thank you for the swift response! I've got a batch feeding on spent grain and there's certainly mold present - I guess I'm also concerned about toxicity (though they seem happy enough 1 week in).
@MidwestMealworms3 сағат бұрын
@@AidanKendall-m9c they go after the "bad" stuff first, but be mindful and don't let it get really bad....
@AidanKendall-m9c3 сағат бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms Good to know, I appreciate the insight! Keep up the great work!
@DennisHeath6813 сағат бұрын
What are the net bags...for shipping?
@MidwestMealworms13 сағат бұрын
@@DennisHeath68 correct.
@DennisHeath6812 сағат бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms how many years did it take to get to the point of selling?
@saiyan2525Күн бұрын
How about making an island in the middle for pupas. So when they become beetle they fall off and can’t get back up.
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
@@saiyan2525 yup, a pupae bridge. I've got a video on how to make one.
@richardbennett9245Күн бұрын
Why shouldn’t oats be used as substrate in the fridge? They go bad?
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
@@richardbennett9245 they hold moisture and will mold very easily. Also much harder to sift/work the colony.
@FlamingoFieldsFarmКүн бұрын
The link doesn’t work?
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
@@FlamingoFieldsFarm I'm it sure what happened. If you'd like one, head directly to their website, all good.
@rahulthorat9970Күн бұрын
we are producing 1kg pupae on daily basis but we are able to get hardly 100-150g of beetles . rest all them turn black, decomposed pupae or either completely deformed beetles. what may be going wrong in our farm management for pupae to beetle conversion ? from INDIA
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
@@rahulthorat9970 can you make and post a video on how you do your entire pupae process, from collection to feeding to storing, etc? That will help me provide guidance.
@amirosman6281Күн бұрын
Hello midwest , i have a question : How enhance my mealworms to turn into pupa ?? What temperature and humidity or any certain cercumstances needed to turn into pupa ??
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
@@amirosman6281 I keep mine at 80F and 50% humidity.
@kellylowden9475Күн бұрын
You are the man🎣🤜💥🤛🎣
@jessicasimmermanКүн бұрын
Streamlined and highly proficient. 👏🏻
@MidwestMealwormsКүн бұрын
It's one of my favorite things to do, super optimized. I have a couple of ideas to improve it, hopefully I'll have time in the near future to tinker.
@Adnancorner2 күн бұрын
have you tried the eggs ? Can you put in fridge ?
@MidwestMealworms2 күн бұрын
@@Adnancorner I haven't tried the eggs, only the larvae once hatched.
@DennisHeath682 күн бұрын
What brand is that machine?
@MidwestMealworms2 күн бұрын
It's a generic model that many manufacturers in China produce. I'm not over the moon with the company I bought from, am looking for different manufactures. I'll post a video on the experience with more info, but if you search "mealworm sifter" on Alibaba you'll be able to find machines with this design.
@DennisHeath682 күн бұрын
Most honest mealworm dude on here
@MidwestMealworms2 күн бұрын
I appreciate that, thank you.
@DennisHeath682 күн бұрын
What is that metal grate?
@MidwestMealworms2 күн бұрын
@@DennisHeath68 it was made by the machine manufacturer for this pupae sifter, if it has a name I dokt know what it is.
@Eric-qs3lr3 күн бұрын
I'm guessing frass is like a fertilizer
@MidwestMealworms3 күн бұрын
@@Eric-qs3lr correct. It contains chitin, which is one do the main things it has that other fertilizers don't.
@Ashleyhendy3 күн бұрын
How do you think they would hold up with BSFL
@MidwestMealworms3 күн бұрын
@@Ashleyhendy they work, I used these last year when I was doing trials with bsfl and selling/shipping them.
@daydaydunston42364 күн бұрын
Also, maybe think about the washroom and a walk-in freezer for your wheat brand because remember you’re saying there would be a point where you can’t deep freeze anymore if they walk in was in a section with pallets bran
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
Good thought. At first I'll go with lower cost chest freezers, they are easy to sell once I'm done with them if moving to a walk in is needed.
@l0gic234 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms the MrCool air conditioner mod might also prove economical
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
@@l0gic23 it's on the wish list. I keep my offfice at 64 (lowest a standard a/c will go) and store harvested mealworms there, and it slows pupation. But, could be better, just hasn't risen to the top of the list.
@DavidAlvarezthegreat4 күн бұрын
Yum 😋
@jessicasimmerman4 күн бұрын
I found some mesh bags on Amazon, but they were much stiffer than the ones you use. I feel they were actually too stiff. I’m still on the hunt for a mesh bag like yours that is soft and more flexible. Would you consider selling your bags in your shop?
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
It's come up quite a bit in the last few weeks. Trying to figure out if it's something I want to do or not.
@kellylowden94754 күн бұрын
Stop playing with your poop.. I mean your money...🎣🤜💥🤛🎣
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
@@kellylowden9475 🤣
@kellylowden94754 күн бұрын
But u don't raise superworms anymore
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
Correct, it was a general question from someone, I don't have supers anymore so I can't test it out for them.
@jessicasimmerman5 күн бұрын
Do you still use the water crystals when shipping beetles?
@MidwestMealworms5 күн бұрын
@@jessicasimmerman yes.
@jessicasimmerman5 күн бұрын
Great tip! What bags do you use for shipping? I’ve seen a few options but I don’t know which is ideal.
@MidwestMealworms5 күн бұрын
Mesh, they are unfortunately made out of plastic, wish there was another option.
@jessicasimmerman5 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms okay…Thank you.
@Euterpe655 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Does this also apply to superworms? I’ve made a self-feed station for my hedgehog and I occasionally find them outside of the bin.
@MidwestMealworms5 күн бұрын
@@Euterpe65 less likely for superworms, but maybe. Do you have a video of your self feeder?
@Euterpe655 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms I don’t have anything on my channel but I can make a video of my setup today 🙂
@kellylowden94755 күн бұрын
My wife asked what makes those lines.. I told her sand worms.. she said u Raise those too😂😂😂
@BAMN845 күн бұрын
They sell mufflers or air diffusers for sound and air turbulence.
@MidwestMealworms5 күн бұрын
Nice! Didn't know that, just went with the cheap pvc option.
@BAMN845 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms yours works great too keep it up.
@pawgtastic4 күн бұрын
My favorite vacuum filter is a used sock lol
@kensmith8556 күн бұрын
Glad to see the improvements. What size mesh do you use for the MW frass?
@MidwestMealworms4 күн бұрын
I'm currently testing a 42 x 42 mesh to see if that successfully keeps out micro-larvae.
@Ken22346 күн бұрын
Frass ❤
@MidwestMealworms6 күн бұрын
@@Ken2234 I know I'm biased, but the finely sifted frass coming out of this is absolutely beautiful.
@verone2726 күн бұрын
Awwww the lil frog helper 🥹
@Eric-qs3lr7 күн бұрын
What are you doing there. Ghe ones left in go where? The ones innthe barrel,, gonwhere ?
@MidwestMealworms7 күн бұрын
@@Eric-qs3lr the ones left in get collected later, same way. The ones in the barrel are counted and shipped for orders or used to make new beetle trays.
@Eric-qs3lr7 күн бұрын
Why my building has solar and a battery bank
@MidwestMealworms7 күн бұрын
@@Eric-qs3lr I'm hoping to have solar this year, battery bank is in the long term plans.
@kellylowden94757 күн бұрын
BOOOOM living the dream...🎣🤜💥🤛🎣
@Eric-qs3lr7 күн бұрын
Where did you get those trays
@MidwestMealworms7 күн бұрын
@@Eric-qs3lr which ones?
@Eric-qs3lr7 күн бұрын
Found the answer in a different video Would organic bread be something I could use to feed them? I have access to an unlimited.sipply.
@MidwestMealworms7 күн бұрын
@@Eric-qs3lr it could work, but test it over several months. My concern would be mold, varied ingredients, and impact to sifting / sorting.
@pawgtastic8 күн бұрын
Do you sell a lot or any to food processing companies?
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
@@pawgtastic none.
@Akatipirt8 күн бұрын
Those bags are Organza?
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
@@Akatipirt no, polystyrene. Organza is too expensive unfortunately.
@Akatipirt8 күн бұрын
@MidwestMealworms it is? I get 400 8x12" for 40 US at amazon. I wondered if Polyestyrene would actually work better. On mines they will ocasionally get out through the seams so I double bag them
@Akatipirt8 күн бұрын
Yours looks like they have double seams reducing the possibility for them to squeeze through them
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
@@Akatipirt interesting. What's the product name?
@cindiwolf71878 күн бұрын
I cannot find Wheat Bran in my area of Louisville, KY. I used to pick up 50 lb bags at Feeders Supply. I cannot find it anywhere within 100 miles in Kentucky and Indiana. I saw somewhere where I can order it for almost $80 a bag, but didn’t pursue it. I feed it to the outside birds in winter and use them for fishing in summer. I give them to people to feed to their chickens.
@MidwestMealworms7 күн бұрын
For a while I couldn't get it locally when I first started, but once I was buying multiple bags at a time the local feed stores were willing to order it in for me. Maybe ask your local feed stores what their minimum order quantity is. Also, check with locally owned bird stores, sometimes they can get wheat bran in their deliveries, and you could trade them mealworms for bran, or just straight sell to each other.
@cindiwolf71877 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms thank you for your reply.
@danielombaard97958 күн бұрын
Hi Justin me again😅i look at all your video's and ive seen the mealworms u send to people they are big,but when i send my large mealworms then the kliënt complain and say most of them pupated😔any idee on what i should do plz
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
I purposely sell the 3/4" mealworms to help reduce pupation. But, it happens, especially if heat is involved. I tell customers that the pupae has more protein that the larvae, and it proves that I don't use chemicals on my mealworms like other places do to stop pupation.... Reduce the heat, keep them refrigerated for storage and educate your customers about how to keep them cold upon receipt.
@amirosman62818 күн бұрын
My mealworms mixed with a kind of small worm and i dont know what it is , they like small mealeorm also have a small bettles they invade my mealworms and dont let them to be pupa , do you know what it is ???
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
@@amirosman6281 could be lesser mealworm, the beetle is smaller and the larvae are "flatter".
@amirosman62817 күн бұрын
@@MidwestMealworms That is right thank you may my chicks cause to mix them and now i have struggled to clean them up , they invade my pupa so now i dont have any pupa .
@amirosman62818 күн бұрын
Hello i have an issue with my mealworms how can i contact you ???
@MidwestMealworms8 күн бұрын
My email, Justin at Midwestmealworms dot com
@alexanderkindsvater54439 күн бұрын
cut the 4 sticks on the corners off, so you can stack more plastic boxes on each other.
@MidwestMealworms9 күн бұрын
it's been a year since I made this video, I'm not remembering it - what part of the video are you referring to?
@ivyclark7010 күн бұрын
Thankfully most of our spiders stay outside.
@ivyclark7010 күн бұрын
Do you work everyday, 7 days a week? Sounds like you need a weekend and a break.
@MidwestMealworms10 күн бұрын
Good advice. Thankfully the weekend isn't spent here working.
@thecommonsdecrypted10 күн бұрын
As always sharing awesome data man! Thank you and keep it up!
@mealwormfarmingpakistan10 күн бұрын
China china china why don't they test there equipments before sending to client
@MidwestMealworms10 күн бұрын
I've wondered that as well....
@kellylowden947510 күн бұрын
Spiders.. I spray.. but they keep coming..lol..
@kellylowden947511 күн бұрын
"BUY SIME WIGGLE ROOM" that's what the meal worms are saying too.. " we just need some wiggle room to escape"...lol
@SatyrSRBIJA11 күн бұрын
What exactly model is this?
@MidwestMealworms11 күн бұрын
@@SatyrSRBIJA 10th or 11th generation mealworm sifter. I'll make a video with all the details.
@mrdimented824311 күн бұрын
What about an overhead gantry system that could carry the weight of your material down your aisle? Might be a part of a solution to speed up the manual process.
@MidwestMealworms11 күн бұрын
I have the large containers on wheels to move them through the aisles, ganrty system would be similar situation...once I have the large container at the trays, what's the dispensing solution out of the container....
@kellylowden947511 күн бұрын
Can we build a new tip for the pump.
@MidwestMealworms11 күн бұрын
@@kellylowden9475 maybe. Wouldn't fix the inconsistent pumping....
@MidwestMealworms11 күн бұрын
At least I don't think it will, but I can test.
@kellylowden947511 күн бұрын
We all have to adjust when we grow. To make more time. And there is never enough time..lol🎣🤜💥🤛🎣
@mealwormfarmingpakistan11 күн бұрын
One man show 😂
@MidwestMealworms11 күн бұрын
@@mealwormfarmingpakistan I have help coming, shod get better 😁