I did teach a session on mealworm cultivation at the WRNC (Wildlife Rehabilitators of NC) symposium at the end of January. Unfortunately, the weather was so bad that not many folks came, so I taught the class to five people! I've got a nice PowerPoint presentation, so maybe I'll teach the same one next year.
I had noticed that there was some smell coming from the room with the worm farm. The worms don't seem to smell at all (unless they're dead....and THAT'S a different story!) There is some odor to the beetle drawer. It had been a while since I picked out the dead beetles, and when I started picking, I found a lot. Now that they are cleaned out, the smell is gone.
I've been trying to grow more beetles so that I can gear up the worm production for the summer. I'm letting my two drawers of the biggest worms grow into pupae. My friend Martha gave me another cabinet, and I'll need it soon since I just started the latest worms in my last available drawer.
