Females are more attracted to the odors produced by outbred males than the odors produced by inbred males. Inbreeding reduces the attractiveness of sexual pheromone signaling by male mealworms. Sex pheromonesĪ sex pheromone released by male mealworms has been identified. After 3 to 30 days, depending on environmental conditions such as temperature, it emerges as an adult beetle. The new pupa is whitish and turns brown over time. ĭuring the larval stage, the mealworms feed on vegetation and dead insects and molt between each larval stage, or instar (9 to 20 instars).
Over her lifespan, a female will, on average, lay about 500 eggs. Within a few days the female burrows into soft ground and lays eggs.
Males insert sperm packets with their aedeagus. Tenebrio molitor larvae eating an apple slice
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