Freeze-dried mealworms provide all the nutritional benefits of fresh ones and are easy to store and serve. It’s also a great way to serve birds something they love without having to endure the ...

Based near Amsterdam, Peters’s company, Bugs Originals, has put freeze-dried locusts and mealworms on the shelves at the 24 outlets of Sligro, the Dutch food wholesaler.

Frozen food Q: We were surprised to see a male cardinal eating the freeze-dried mealworms we set out for the chickadees. Is this unusual?

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have found that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.

Birds of many stripes are dipping and diving gracefully over Nancy Kenyon’s backyard in a splendid ballet on a sunny Monday afternoon, filling the air with sweet music and coming and going in ...

One held live mealworms, and the others offered freeze-dried mealworms, dead and silent. With no extra noise, pallid bats averaged 3.5 seconds to locate the living mealworms.

We use freeze-dried mealworms because they are cheaper and easier to handle than live mealworms. We bought the mealworms in bulk because they are cheaper that way.

Wild Birds has been out of freeze-dried mealworms since Monday, but Paul expects her next shipment to arrive this afternoon. She’s awaiting 45,000 live worms this morning.