Some farmers like to check things out daily, and some only do this once per week. Remove any rotted vegetable matter, dead insects, or clumps of mold from the oatmeal substrate. Add more vegetables and oatmeal as needed and move the bedding around to prevent mold. Depending on the temperature and how old the mealworms were when you purchased them, transformation into the pupal stage can take anywhere from a week to a couple of months. Maturity is marked by gradual darkening of color in all stages of the life cycle. Pupa start off extremely pale white and look more like little curled up beetles than segmented worms. You may notice that mealworms shed their skin (moult) several times before turning to pupa. This is normal. You can do this with tweezers if it happens to gross you out. Pupa do not move around very much and do not require any food. Moisture doesn't hurt, but pupa will not eat away at the moisture sources you place inside the container with them. It is important to keep pupa separate from larva and adults because they cannot defend themselves and run the risk of being eaten before they have a chance to hatch. The pupal stage lasts anywhere from one to several weeks depending on the temperature. You will know they are getting close to hatching as they begin to darken in color. This becomes more important as you have more insects in the various stages of development. They will begin to feed on other pupa if they are not taken out swiftly. Place the adult beetles into a separate container with the same setup as the mealworms. It never hurts to put a little extra oatmeal in there so they have more room to nest. These will become more plentiful the more adults are in there. They can usually be found along the bottom of the container. It is not necessary to remove the eggs, but they serve as a signal that you will have more larva (mealworms) soon. Adult females will lay about 500 eggs at a time. Eggs will hatch within 4-19 days depending on the temperature. Since the females lay so many eggs at once, you will have a lot of work to do with each generation of hatchlings. This includes replenishing food and moisture sources, keeping the insects separated according to their phases of life, removing dead insects, and moving the bedding around regularly. If you notice that you begin to produce more mealworms than you can feed to your pets, you can cook and eat some yourself, or humanely cull them by freezing some. Do not release them into the wild (mealworms are not native to North America). You may also feed some of the pupae to the adults, or place extra mealworms inside a bird feeder in your yard.

Summary: Maintain the containers periodically. Keep an eye out for pupa in the mealworm habitat. Separate the pupa as soon as you start to notice them. Continue to check both containers regularly for advances in the life cycle. Remove adult beetles from the pupa container immediately. Check the adult beetle container regularly for eggs. Move the mealworms out of the adult beetle habitat and into the mealworm container upon hatching. Continue daily or weekly maintenance of the habitats.

No one tires of being told how much someone else cares about them, so reiterating the importance of your friendship can help start this difficult discussion on a more positive note. Say something like "Karen, you've been my best friend for many years now, and honestly have become the sister I never had before. You've been there when I've needed you so many times, and now I need to share something important with you." No matter how close of a friend they are, you don't owe them any details that you don't wish to share. However, you should be crystal clear that you are dying. This helps overcome people's tendency to "hear what they want to hear"for instance, your friend might convince themselves that you only "might be dying." Try something along the lines of "Karen, my pancreatic cancer has returned, and I've consulted with my doctors and decided not to undergo any more treatments. I am going to die, probably within 2 months." There's a good chance your friend won't know how to respondthey may sit there in stunned silence. Assure them that it's okay for them to be themselves and express their feelings, because that's what you're doing too. You might say "I know this is hard for you to hear, and it was hard for me to share, Karen. But I'm still here, and I'm still me, and I want us to be able to talk openly like we always have. Don't try to shield your emotions in order to spare them from pain. Remember why they are such a good friend in the first placebecause you can share with them how you're feeling. Tell them something like "I've accepted that I'm dying, and I'm at peace with that realitymostly, anyway. Of course I get sad, scared, and angry thinking about it sometimes." You shouldn't feel like you have to apologize for the ways in which your impending death might affect your emotions and actions. That said, making your friend aware of this reality can clarify that you don't intend to withdraw from them, and in fact really want them to remain by your side. You could say "When I do feel down about the fact that I'm dying, I might want to be alone for a while, and I might not always answer your calls. But please keep calling, because I want and need you to still be part of my life."

Summary: Start by telling them how much they mean to you. Describe your situation as frankly and honestly as you can. Ease their discomfort by being yourself. Tell them how you are feeling. Ask them to be understanding of your struggles.

Windows 8 will search for installed programs and apps that match your search criteria.

Summary: Press the WIN + D keys at the same time to access the Windows 8 desktop. Press the WIN + R keys at the same time, then type your search criteria into the dialog box. Press "Enter" to execute your search.

You will need access to Alexa app settings and link your Skype account so she can use it. You'll see this in the upper left corner of the app. This is the last option on the menu. This is under the "Alexa Preferences" header. This is under the "Accounts" header. Continue following the on-screen prompts to link your Alexa account with Skype. When you're done, you can say "Skype call with Mom."
Summary: Open the Alexa app on your Android or iOS phone or tablet. Tap . Tap Settings. Tap Communications. Tap Skype. Sign in to Skype.