Otherwise, lots of things can prey on the tender larval stage. Two examples are birds and other insects. Mealworms may also be sold in pet stores to feed to lizards and other pets. The adult female mealworm lays about 275 eggs, which hatch in one to two weeks. They spend either one or two years as larvae and then turn into beetles.
Beetles can be a lot like butterflies.
They have a larval stage, a pupal stage, and an adult stage. When pioneers brought the potato into the area, the beetles found the potato plants much tastier than their regular fare. So the beetle became a pest, and was transported with potatoes all through the land. It is now a problem overseas, as well. Read our Privacy Policy Statement .