CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The mealworms turned black and died. What happened?

1. Why do mealworms turn black and die?

1. Mites Mites are very harmful to mealworms, causing the insects to be thin, slow to grow, low egg hatching rate, and reduced reproductive capacity. It usually occurs from July to September when the temperature is too high, the feed temperature is high, and there are mites in the feed. Prevention and control methods: Strictly prevent feed from being contaminated with mites. If conditions permit, steam bran and bran for 20 minutes to disinfect. Usually, keep indoor air circulating and reduce humidity. Especially in summer rainy days when the humidity is too high, try not to feed or feed less wet green feed. When mites are found, take the feed to the sun for 10 minutes in time.
2. After the mealworm is infected with dryness disease, its head and tail will dry up, and finally its whole body will dry up and die. Prevention and control methods: In the dry and hot season, timely put green feed or sprinkle water on the ground to cool it down.
3. Soft rot disease: The insects move slowly, have loose feces, and their bodies turn black, soft and rotten, and finally die. This disease often occurs in the rainy season, when the indoor air is humid, the feed is too wet, the stocking density is too high or the insects are injured. Prevention and control methods: Take out the soft insects in time, remove the leftover food, stop feeding green feed, and adjust the indoor humidity. Mix 0.25 grams of chloramphenicol or chloramphenicol with 250 grams of wheat bran and feed.
4. Ants and mice are the biggest enemies of mealworms, so you should pay attention to eliminating them.

2. What kind of insect is an ant?

Ants are insects with social living habits. They belong to the order Hymenoptera, arthropods, invertebrates, open-tube circulation, and exoskeleton. Male ants and infertile female ants have two pairs of wings, while the rest do not.

3. Can hamsters eat ants?

Yes.. It depends on whether your SS wants to eat it..

My dog ​​eats mealworms with great relish.

4. When I woke up this morning, I suddenly found a mealworm lying on the mosquito net. Why do these insects usually appear? Are they harmful? Is this a sudden occurrence?

I was playing in the mountains before. I turned over a small leaf and found a speck of dust moving. I thought I had discovered the New World of America, so I bought a camera and a magnifying glass, and I thought I was Fabre. Later, I saw it more and it faded. When I washed the dishes in the morning, I looked at them against the side light at noon, and there were many traces of something crawling. Inside and outside the house, as long as you turn over any place that can be turned, there are many small lives moving. These small lives are everywhere, and they are both tenacious and fragile. The tenacious thing is that they live well in some places without any water. The fragile thing is that they will die immediately under the sun. The little ants are like mountains. If you draw a black line with charcoal, they will not pass through. In short, don't pay attention to these insects, pay attention to hygiene, and take the items at home out to dry when you have time. There should be no danger at all.