The Grow your own insects educational kit, is a truly sustainable and friendly way to learn about sustainability. Mealworms will feed on oats and scraps of fruit and vegetables from your kitchen, so you can convert these into healthy proteins. Since mealworms are very efficient at drawing and retaining the moisture from the vegetables, they require no water to drink.
Each Tenebrio Molitor female beetle will lay up to 500 eggs. These will grow into full size larvae in about 8 weeks. After that, you can decide how fast your colony expands, by adjusting how many mealworms you use, versus how many you keep for your next generation.
In a matter of weeks, you should have plenty of insect to feed to the birds.
We don't treat our insects with any hormone, antibiotic or any other chemical.
Finally, please always check the allergy advice in our FAQ. Some pets may be allergic to insects, just like some humans are.
In the grow your own insects kit you will find bran 40 beetles, a breathable plastic box and instruction sheet. We offer free postage to the U.K. mainland (England, Wales, Scotland). For Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, British Islands, Scottish Highlands and Islands, please contact us for information on latest price and shipping cost.
You can follow us on our social media, where you will find information on our edible insect range Horizon Insects Instagram . If you would like to try cooking with insects, we suggest purchasing some of our dried insects products.