The breeding cycle of yellow mealworm is around 100 days. The eggs hatch into larvae in 3-5 days, the larvae molt once in 7-10 days, and start to pupate after 8 times of molt, and the pupae will be fledged into adult worms after 7-9 days or so, and the adult worms survive for about 30-60 days, and they should be kept separately in isolation at each different stage.

How long is the breeding cycle of the yellow mealworm

1, about 100 days

The breeding cycle of the yellow mealworm is about 100 days, this insect's main life time is spent on the larvae's molt and growth, each molt the larvae will grow a little bit bigger, but generally will not be raised to the bugs to Feathering in its larval stage as a feeder for the animals or the rest of the insects with high protein food use.

2, larval stage

Eggs generally need about 3-5 days to hatch into larvae, the larvae need to grow up after a number of successive molts, the growth rate of this insect's outer skin is not as fast as its own, so it will continue to molt, generally 7-10 days molt, the number of molts ranging from 8-15 times, this stage can be used for feeding.

3, adult stage

The larvae molt to a certain number of times will appear to stop eating, which is a precursor to the pupa, to be moved to the pupa area for maintenance, the pupa sometimes occasionally active, but after 7-9 days will break the pupa out of the feathering into an adult, the adult after 30 days of maintenance will be born after the eggs.

4, precautions

The life form of each stage of the yellow mealworm can be said to be very different, although its feed composition is the same, but can not be mixed with different stages of the yellow mealworm, larval stage, pupal stage and adult stage need to prepare a different box or box to isolate the breeding, so as to avoid contact with each other to cause adverse effects.