cool egg laying discovery from Euro's

[billyw]

I have a piece of carpet, fiber side down, for a top on my OSCAR bin. I lay frozen 2 liter pop bottles on it, and let them melt for my moisture, and in an attempt to cool them in the Texas heat. When working with them, I will flip half of the carpet over and work that side of the bin, then do the same for the other side. Trying to stress them as little as possible.

A few days ago I noticed an egg on the surface of the fibers when I flipped it over. I am seeding another bin, so I collected it and threw it into the other bin. Two days ago, noticed the same thing, and quickly searched for any others. Found two or three, and threw them into the other bin.

Yesterday, in the fold of the carpet, I noticed a couple of capsules deep in the fibers. That got the best of me, and searched the whole piece of carpet, way down into the fibers. There were hundreds of them DEEP in the fibers.

I've heard Bob and a few others say they will move in and out of the fibers, but, they must be doing more than just hangin' out!

Looks like I've stumbled upon an easy way to harvest eggs...

[Jay Blair]

billyw,
hat you have discovered is the worms are using the fibers as a rubbing surface to slide the egg capsule off.

Where in East TX are you? A friend in Fannett leaves the lid up on his back porch chest freezer in summer and stores his bait bins on it to control temps.

. He then made an insert lid for the freezer to barrier the bins from his frozen foods.

He told me that the plastic worm bins side by side on top actually provide better insulation than the lid of the freezer because the compressor is running less since he figured this trick

The "lid tray" prevents any contamination of his frozen foods.


I'm considering trying it with my small freezer here to maybe use when I finally purchase my East Texas wintering port and pesky Alabama neighbor getaway hideout

[billyw]

That's what I figured. I just couldn't believe the numbers!

I'm in Nacogdoches, close to the LA border. 2 1/2" hours north of your Houston (or Fannett) night life...LOL

So your friend is one of the 100 people that lives in Fannett... ;DLOL

That sounds like a good deal for the worms in this Texas heat.

I had thought at one time of putting one freezing grid out of a freezer into a bin. But your vibration discoveries is what actually talked me out of trying it. Couldn't think of a way to keep the vibration from tranfering from the compressor and fan to the frezzing grid.

[Darryl]

Billy, Jay, that is indeed interesting to know about the carpet fibers and eggs. I have never used carpet so have not as of yet noticed that phenomenon. I will keep it in mind though and thanks for the great info.

[tt]

they also like dryer lint and hair to rub the capsules off on