Escaping mealworms?

[L in Ontario]

Gah! I just found another beetle crawling on the carpet - I don't understand how they are escaping from a 7" tall plastic ice cream container! I know they sometimes fly but... jeepers!

I may just stop this 'breeding' of mealworms and just order them - I'm thinking it's not worth the trouble. I have tonnes of beetles but don't see any baby worms yet!

[Ursula]

The worms are tiny first, so don't give up quite yet! Look closely, maybe you have some in there already...

I have my container covered with a "lid" that I made from plastic window screen material. This lets the air flow in, keeps the beetles in, and keeps other insects out.

But I have to admit that I am getting tired of breeding them too... I always forget to change the apples and veggies that I put in and they get moldy. And they haven't started to effectively reproduce either. I can't imagine ever producing enough worms anyway, my finches gobble them up like crazy....

[Rayray]

as said by me a few months ago , you will get mealworms in your whole house , specialy between walls and ceilings , they love a bit warm and dark climate , and don't get me wrong but they survive on almost anything , the same goes up for the tiny mealworms ( we call them buffalo worms , 25% size off the normal mealworm) , there is no good bowl for feeding them , birds will drop a few and than it starts .... best thing to use is canned ones ore put the amount you need in warm water or freezer

Ray