how do you store the mealworms for a few days?
1136941
I keep my mealworms in the refrigerator in a plastic salad keeper with holes I punched in the top. I add plenty of oatmeal for them to live in. Every few days they get to live out of the refrigerator for the day with sliced apples and/or carrots in their container. Then it is back in the frig, minus the apple slices. I put a handful in the mealworm bird feeder every couple of days. It works good for me and they last quite a while.
1136942
I stored them for as long as 5 weeks. I bought some meal worm medium and put about half of it in a plastic tub that holds about 4 gallons, added the meal worms, and took a piece of an old sheet, and used a big rubber band to keep it in place. Amazingly, the worms did not appear to have tried to escape this contraption. Store the container in the coldest spot you have. A refrigerator is best, but next to an air conditioning vent will do. (The worms survived REALLY cold weather outside). Add more medium as they eat the supply you started with.
1136943
I use a small (about shoe box size) plastic tub lined on the bottom with about a 2 inch layer of paper shreddings from my home office shredder. When you put the worms in they will eventually settle to the bottom under the paper. I put this box in a cool dark place - in this case my basement. Don't cover it. Every two or three days I sprinkle some meal worm feed on the top of the shreddings. They will surface and and eat the food. My worms last several weeks or until used up when stored in this manner.
1136944
You should just keep them in the fridge. If you have a large amount, layer them with newspaper and small amounts of worm food. These people are very good no noticeable dead worms even when a few are expected.
1136945
You can store them in the refrigerator indefinitely (that stops the growth) or you can put them I'm a shoebox sized plastic box with wheat bran or oatmeal or even cornmeal. I keep some in the fridge and some in a box. The box ones will turn into beetles after a while
1136946
Put some oatmeal in a plastic tub with a lid (cut holes for air) place a cut up potato in for moisture then dump the worms in. They will live for weeks.
1136947
You can keep them in a plastic tub either at room temp or in the fridge. They will pupate after a few weeks at room temp though. I keep mine in oatmeal and with something for water like a carrot or potato slices.
1607658
You can order them anytime and keep them in refrigerator. I used a plastic cup for each casing with very fine mesh-like cheesecloth or organza fabric piece over the top secured by a rubber band. As long as it is cold, they will not hatch. Check with a good garden shop to find out when they would be hatching normally then take them from the refrigerator and leave the cups (covered as I describe) out for anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks ahead (a guess...I didn't keep track of the elapsed time) Weekends you will want to take them home or have a student's family take them for once they hatch they look for food and, if not put out in the garden, eventually they will begin eating each other, I have been told. A great many hatch from each casing. They are the size of mosquitos....perfect miniature praying mantis once they emerge from the casing and shed an outer 'cocoon-like covering. You can carefully take them out by hand or shake the container around. Try to spread them around the area so that they will have room to find insects. If you are lucky, a few will live and you will see them....one or more inches long and very green...in your garden. I just thought...if you had a bunch of containers, each of your children could take some home with them and distribute in their own gardens. My grandchildren have been so excited to spot one or more of their grown up 'babies' midway through the summer. Good luck
837782
Probably not, but the worms might be a nice, protein-rich bonus for your chicks. : ) For the sake of not having moths, though, I would not store the feed in the house, or at least not unsealed!
691046
I refrigerate them in the bag they came in. Take out what you need and let them warm before use. I dip them in clonex solution before use
497449
I jut use a plastic shoe box and poke holes in the lid. Feed them flour, oatmeal and cornmeal with sliced potatoes for moisture. I let a few mature to beetles to get the eggs and keep the supply going. some keep in the fridge so they don't mature
1499872
They should be kept in an air tight container -- but you could store them in the fridge or even the freezer. Albanese also has a website you could visit for details or questions. http://www.albanesecandy.com/
429403
Depends on how many pantry pests you encounter--if you have a goodly amount, the sticky surfaces will fill up with flying insects quickly. I think they last between one and three months.
701618
If you can keep them in a Tupperware type container they should last a few days or longer.With this being emergency food you may not be in much of a situation to care about freshness though and I'd think each pack would get consumed pretty quickly after it was opened.
1142231
I leave them in the bag they came in and leave them in the pantry. I use mine pretty quickly so don't have them for long. However, I would imagine since they are dried you can store same way for a longer period.
1472794
depending on the humidity of your region, they can stay fresh for a few hours to a few days. I found that placing them in plastic bags(gallon size) worked well to preserve them for over a week. I wouldn't suggest refrigerating them because it will add extra moisture, making them potentially soggy.
3808
A cool dry place is best. Take them out of any plastic bag they are in and put them in a small cardboard box or cedar shavings.
328133
I keep mine in the garage and run a Hydor 25w Hydrokable Substrate Heater coiled on top of the compost in the second box from the bottom. This is the second winter I've done this and can keep it plugged in without if getting so hot that it drives the worms out of the top bin but still warm enough that the top bin does not freeze even with the recent temps at close to 0F.
621524
In a cool, dry place. Seal them in some way to keep the little critters away. Your refrigerator would also be a great place to store them. They keep for a really, really long time if you're careful with them.
1166533
I like to elevate the plastic containers (5 gal plastic containers) off the floor (especially concrete) with strips of wood. It should be a cool and as dry as possible. If you have packets of food (loose) it is best to place them in 5 gal plastic buckets and seal them up with covers (lids). A steady moderate temperature is best... cooler is better. Any soft packing will need to be protected from bugs and rodents....they will try to chew into the packets. Take care.
28787
My worms arrived in a small box with some slightly moist bedding. Having lived in Vegas, I understand your concerns. They should be okay for a few hours, just be sure to get them into fresh, moist bedding in a cool location right away.
1125704
not the best idea, but you can just save the 10 eggs you have until you have all you intend to set, you can store hatching eggs up to about a month just keep them in an area with stable temp
996553
I store mine in a plastic container that locks tightly. The primary reason for that is to keep insects out. Rice will keep for months in a cool, dry space.