Q&A

• Hartompet NON-GMO dried meal worms are excellent for chickens, ducks, gooses, quails, many species of poultry, bluebirds, wrens, robins, chickadees, woodpeckers, sparrows, cardinals, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, hamsters and reptiles.
• Hartompet NON-GMO dried black soldier fly larvae is excellent for chickens, ducks, gooses, quails, many species of poultry, some species of wild birds, such as bluebirds, sparrows.

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• QUESTION 1: The difference between mealworms and black soldier fly larvae
• ANSWER: Mealworms are widely accepted by many species of poultry and wild birds, turtles, fish, and reptitles, but sometimes black soldier fly larvae is not accepted by them. Mealworms are high in energy and rich in vitamin B12, Vitamin B 5, fiber and protein. Provides energy and immune boost, especially in the spring and winter months. Black soldier fly larvae is excellent for laying chickens, laying ducks, quails and gooses, provide them calcium and prevent the egg deformation.
• QUESTION 2: Buy mealworms or black soldier fly larvaeHow to make a choice
• ANSWER: mealworms are excellent for baby chickens, baby birds, many species of poultry and wild birds, black soldier fly larvae is excellent for the laying flock. Buying mealworms for flocks especially in spring and winter months, buying black soldier fly larvae for the laying hens, laying ducks etc. You want to get organic eggs as a gift for your friends or relatives that high in vitamin D and omega-3, our mealworms would be a nice choice. Most our customers from bay area purchase mealworms as feed to get organic eggs.
• QUESTION 3: Storage Instruction
• ANSWER: Reseal bag and store in a cool dry, well-ventilated area free from rodents and insects.
• QUESTION 4: what country is this product from
• ANSWER: We are New York based women-owned small business, , and have created nearly 30 jobs in the US and work with many farmers. We specifically chose to raise these worms on farms in China because of its advanced methods and centuries of experience in producing insects. We would love to source our worms from within the USA, however, this is just not possible. We can't source enough to satisfy the demand, and the worms produced in USA are expensive, unfortunately. The grubs follow USDA and FDA rules because they are monitored when brought into the US.
• QUESTION 5: how to save more
• ANSWER 5: Subscribe our 5.5LBS Mealworms and save more 10% on every purchase.

COMMITMENT

• What we do is all about helping you have a happy and healthy wild birds and chickens in your backyard. We raise meal worms and black soldier fly larvae on farms in China and cooperate with college professors to improve the methods of producing and processing grubs. It's also why we can offer high quality but affordable worms in the US. We closely monitor each phase of the worms lifecycle to ensure quality and consistency for our customers and follow strict American regulatory standards. [PLEASE note that "Made in the USA" tag is just a marketing ploy]
• 5% of profits will fund the MAD AGRICULTURE non-profit, promoting regenerative agriculture pratices.
• Please be patient when you provide your flock ladies black soldier fly larvae, it take times before loving our treats. And, you could buy our meal worms or other brand and mix with them to feed.

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