HCM - Insect Culturing

What is the typical insect life cycle known as?

• Egg, Larvae, Pupa, Sub-adult

• Egg, Nymph, Pupa, Adult

• Egg, Larvae, Pupa, Adult

• Egg, Pupa, Adult, Nymph

What is the lifecycle of a cricket called?

• Complete metamorphosis

• Incomplete metamorphosis

• Pupa metamorphosis

• Nymph metamorphosis

How can you expand the lifetime of crickets in a bin?

• Food not required

• Clean at least two times a week

• No need to clean the bin

• One layer of egg crate

Why are there hairy worms in cricket bins?

• To help clean dead crickets

• To harm the crickets

• To lay eggs

• To eat the food

What is the purpose of setting up two layers of egg crate in a cricket bin?

• To provide more space for crickets

• To prevent crickets from escaping

• To provide hiding spots for crickets

• To increase humidity

What is the purpose of culturing white worms?

• As a food source for amphibians

• To help clean the enclosure

What is the purpose of culturing mealworms?

• As a food source for reptiles

• To help clean food waste

• To help clean the enclosure

• As a research subject

What is the purpose of vestigial wings in captive bred Drosophila?

• To help in hunting

• To fly

• To attract mates

• No specific purpose

Which one is the most nutritious?

• Meal worm

• Buffalo worm

• Morio worm