[Louis]

I wonder if some commercially available wax worms are being subjected to some kind of treatment that prevents them from completing their life cycle by reproducing.
I know that other larvae are sometimes irradiated with x rays to prevent them from completing metamorphosis.
In the UK you can buy 6000 hatchling waxworms for around 25 dollars so it's been a long time since I've bred them myself. I can remember having better results at higher temperatures and in slightly drier and better ventilated cultures though.

 

[Louis]

The aridity others have experienced i have too. I misted the egg crate and sides to assuage it but a dark mildew develops in cooler portions of the bin if not kept in a very narrow range of benefit.
So i am starting again in a different container. Its a 12 by 12 inch glass cube with a slide screen top, with part closed per acrylic pc.This time i am going to try to warm it more evenly and adding a small amount of glycerin to the honey - oat mix to see if imparts a better moisture body to the culture.

I will get some new waxworms and report back with the applied details and what i get.

I was just discussing this with a very, very experienced day gecko breeder who has been culturing lesser and greater wax moths for years. I'm looking to start culturing lesser wax moths so I was getting some tips and he absolutely assured me that the inclusion of glycerin is key to success as it allows the culture to be properly ventilated without being as prone to drying out but does not promote mould.