Boy Howdy do we have a long update today!!
First off......THE MEALWORMS ARE IN. I REPEAT. THE MeAlWoRmS ARE IN!!!
We successfully got all of our supplies and began constructing the living quarters for the mealworms. These structure is a three tiered shelf with drawers. The top drawer is dedicated to the Darkling Beetle, aka the adult. The bottom of this drawer is decked out in mesh liner so that all the fertilized eggs drop through the holes to the second shelf where they can incubate in peace. After the incubation period and the production of the larvae, the mealworms will be scooped out and placed int he third tier. Each drawer is housed with grain substrate for living and consuming as well as potatoes for food. We also constructed our model system (same as described above but miniature) for events like the NEMO AG SHOW which we attended over the weekend!
THE NEMO AG SHOW!! Our group took and presented our miniature model tier system at the show. There were no mealworms present but we compromised and used fake bugs :) We got the opportunity to talk to the public about both raising mealworms and their opinions on eating bugs whether that be for fun or for a dietary supplement. Safe to say we got mixed feedback BUT ALL FEEDBACK IS GOOD FEEDBACK during this project! Simply being able to hear opinions about entomophagy is the starting point to education and later to change.
We are so excited to get the mealworm rolling on this project and surveys will be out soon to determine the likelihood of incorporating entomophagy into daily lives of students and faculty/ staff at Truman State University.
Stick around for more updates and as always.........STAY BUGGY!!!🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
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