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Commercial Mealworm Breeding 

photo of a commercial mealworm farm with hundreds of blue trays in shelving. The front rows are pulled out so you can see the mealworms.
photo of the partial build of a a mealworm shelving rack system. The shelving has a metal frame with wood vertical breams to support metal rails. Mealworm rack is located within a commercial mealworm farm with aluminium insulation on walls.
photo of commercial insect farm with numerous blue mealworm trays in rows
close up photo of five blue trays side by side full of yellow mealworms with no substrate.
photo of a commercial insect farm with hundreds of blue mealworm trays and cricket containers. Crickets are housed in black containers and mealworms are housed in blue trays on shelving. Farm has climate control and reflective aluminium reflective insulation.
Photo of a commercial mealworm farm. A coridor in the middle with wall to wall containers on either side. Bright strip lightening on roof and ventilation fan at end wall. Walls are covered in aluminium insulation.

Breeding Mealworms

photo of three mealworm trays with egg cartons. Large amounts of beetles are located within each cup of the square egg cartons. Cartons are on meal.
Two mealworm breeding trays using the screen method. First tray has a screen attached to the bottom. Second tray is a solid normal tray.
photo of mealworm pupa on six raised platforms. Hundreds of pupa will emerge as beetles and fall off the platforms into the meal below
photo of the end of a blue mealworm breeding tray
Close up of the bottom of a mealworm tray using the screen method. Two sections have been cut out of the bottom of the tray and aluminium screen is siliconed and riveted to the bottom.
A screen mealworm breeding system, comprising of two blue mealworms trays on top of each other. The top one has a screen on the bottom.The bottom one has a solid base to collect baby mealworms.
photo of mealworm pupa on bran in a large blue tray
photo of large numbers of yellow mealworms and bran, in a blue tray
photo of the lid of a mealworm pupa platform used for breeding mealworms. Consists of a take away conainer lid with a cutlery cloth over the lid.
photo of the base of a mealworm platform used for breeding. Consists of a take away container that has a triangle cut from both sides.
A hand full of giant and yellow mealworms over two blue mealworm trays
Photo of six mealworm platforms in a blue tray. Tray is filled with meal and pupa is being poured onto the platforms.
close up photo of a pile of mealworm pupa on wheat bran
photo of a collection tray of a screen mealworm farm. Comprises of meal in a blue tray.
photo of mealworm beetles being separated from substrate using egg cartons. Two trays are side by side, one with just beetles (no substrate) and the second filled with substrate and egg cartons.
photo of mealworm pupa and beetles in a blue mealworm tray. Beetles have climbed onto square egg carton
photo of a screen mealworm breeding method comprising of two trays on top of each other. Top tray has bran and egg cartons in it, the bottom tray is covered by top tray.
photo of a 20 liter container with bran and a wood spoon in it. The bran containers mealworm eggs which are mixed using the wood spoon using a method called average levelling.

Building a Mealworm Farm

photo of a black metal frame used to make a commercial mealworm shelving. The frame sits inside a commercial insect farm with aluminium insulation on walls.
Two mealworm breeding trays using the screen method. First tray has a screen attached to the bottom. Second tray is a solid normal tray.
photo of how to build a screen mealworm beetle tray. A section of the tray has been cut out on the bottom, and aluminium screening is attached to the bottom with silica and silicon.
photo of the end of a blue mealworm breeding tray
Photo of metal rails attached to wood beams in a commercial insect farm. Metal beams are black. Wall interior of insect farm is made from aluminium insulation.
photo of the partial build of a a mealworm shelving rack system. The shelving has a metal frame with wood vertical breams to support metal rails. Mealworm rack is located within a commercial mealworm farm with aluminium insulation on walls.
A screen mealworm breeding system, comprising of two blue mealworms trays on top of each other. The top one has a screen on the bottom.The bottom one has a solid base to collect baby mealworms.
photo of a blue mealworm breeding tray on cement to build a mealworm farm
photo of the base of a mealworm platform used for breeding. Consists of a take away container that has a triangle cut from both sides.
Close up of the bottom of a mealworm tray using the screen method. Two sections have been cut out of the bottom of the tray and aluminium screen is siliconed and riveted to the bottom.
Photo of six mealworm platforms in a blue tray. Tray is filled with meal and pupa is being poured onto the platforms.
photo of the lid of a mealworm pupa platform used for breeding mealworms. Consists of a take away conainer lid with a cutlery cloth over the lid.
photo of a rivet gun and pack of rivets to make a DIY insect farm
photo of the lid of a mealworm pupa platform used for breeding mealworms. Consists of a take away conainer lid with a cutlery cloth over the lid.
photo of plastic and metal spatula to make a DIY insect farm
photo of three clear draws on top of each other, for building a DIY insect farm mealworm farm.
photo of a screen mealworm breeding method comprising of two trays on top of each other. Top tray has bran and egg cartons in it, the bottom tray is covered by top tray.
photo of materials to build a DIY insect farm including scissors, marker and ruler
photo of a roll of aluminium screen to make a DIY insect farm
photo of a cordless drill to make a DIY insect farm

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