How to feed mealworm adultsRearing of mealworm adults: Adults and larvae are omnivorous, feeding mainly on bran, rice bran, and adding some green feed. Adults should eat fish pre-good meal and soybean meal. Feed ratio can also be used to increase mealworm production. For example, 50% wheat flour, 40% bran or bran, 5% fish meal or soybean meal, 3% yeast, 2% calcium powder. Add some chopped vegetable leaves and other green feed. Additional information: 1. How to raise adult mealworms? First, adults in different growth stages have different feed requirements and cannot be raised together. Second, the emerging adults are very delicate and have weak resistance. They cannot eat feed with too much water content. They can be fed more concentrated feed such as wheat bran and cornmeal. Third, in order to increase the egg-laying rate and the hatching rate of eggs, adults should be provided with sufficient nutrition and high-quality compound feed. The feed formula is: 70% wheat bran, 20% cornmeal, 9% sesame cake, and 1% bone meal. And feed a sufficient amount of concentrated feed. This can delay the aging of adults, prolong the egg-laying period, and increase the egg-laying rate. Fourth, when feeding, it is necessary to feed in small amounts and multiple times, 2-3 times a day, and the daily feeding amount should be appropriate, with the principle of no leftover food at the next feeding. There should be no lack of food, otherwise it will cause adults to eat eggs, and adults will bite each other and cause injuries. 2. How to manage mealworms during their adult stage? First, adults at different growth stages have different requirements for feed and cannot be raised together. Second, the newly emerged adults are very delicate and have weak resistance. They cannot eat feed with too much water content. They can be fed more concentrated feed such as wheat bran and cornmeal. Third, in order to increase the egg-laying rate and egg hatching rate, the adults should be provided with sufficient nutrition and high-quality compound feed. The feed formula is: 70% wheat bran, 20% cornmeal, 9% sesame cake, 1% bone meal. And give enough concentrated feed. This can delay the aging of adults, prolong the egg-laying period, and increase the egg-laying rate. Fourth, feed in small amounts and multiple times, 2 to 3 times a day, and feed in appropriate amounts every day, with the principle that there will be no leftovers at the next feeding. There should be no lack of food, otherwise the adults will eat the eggs, and the adults will bite each other and injure each other. Since the remaining feed is easy to mold and deteriorate, affecting egg laying, do not feed too much. Fifth, male adults often die soon after mating, so the dead adults must be cleaned up in time to prevent them from rotting and spoiling and causing infectious diseases. Sixth, place a layer of egg-receiving paper under the egg-laying screen, which is usually changed every 4 days. Sprinkle a 2 cm thick layer of wheat bran evenly on the egg-receiving paper under the egg-laying screen, and the eggs laid will be buried in the wheat bran, otherwise the adults will eat the eggs. Seventh, in order to increase the egg-laying rate of adults and the hatching rate of eggs, the adults are generally replaced once every four months, that is, the aging adults are eliminated. Bran is the best, and you can add some other crushed grains (don't make it too fine, it will easily suffocate the insects). In addition, you can feed a little green fodder. It is very easy to feed. What do mealworms eat? Prepare mealworm feed. Mealworm feed is simple, convenient and widely available. Mainly wheat bran, rice bran, leaves, weeds, etc. Be careful not to feed vegetable leaves that have just been sprayed with pesticides. It is best to wash the leaves with clean water and dry them before feeding. Too much water will cause the concentrate to moldy and cause large-scale death of mealworms. At present, the use of compound feed is more nutritionally complete and has better production effects. |
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