From where we left off at the last article, the screen frame has been modified with a groove on the underside so that it nestles into as it sits on top of the lower enclosure where beetle eggs with fall through. This is pretty much what I'm settling on for several weeks of testing starting very soon.
The improved design makes the most use of the available space provided by the recycled wood pieces and there is no moving around of the upper portion with the nestling groove cut in. Remains to be seen how many beetles we can have topside. Going to try to max it out for efficiency.
Mealworms from starting stock are pupating quickly and soon we will have one-thousand, plus or minus a few darkling beetles breeding and laying eggs.
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