What is harvesting?
Harvesting is when you take a colony of dermestids that haven't been cleaned in ages and decide to harves the beeltes/larvae from the colony as well as cleaning out their old container for another busy year of dermestid keeping.
When should I harvest?
You should harvest at least once a year if not more then that. Usually when the container is to the point where you can't find what your looking for,[Dermestids ect...] then its time to harvest your colony. The colony shouldn't be left to fend for its self, ie if it needs to be cleaned clean it as soon as you can or it'll take even longer. The longer you wait the harder it is to clean. When to harvest also depends on how big the dermestid colony is and how much frass they make in a certian time frame. Some need cleaning once a month were as others need cleaning once every 2 months.
Why Harvest?
You need to harvest in order for you to see the dermestids. Also the frass can be fatal to the enviroment and can be bad for the health of the colony. Also harvesting helps to get the dermestids into breeding mode. Since they mate more often the total population goes up considerably and can lead to population booms.
Hope this helps you in harvesting a dermestid colony.
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