Since the 1990s, Louisiana farm owner, Jack Armstrong, has thrown an annual Mardi Gras party in West Monroe to coincide with the Krewe of Janus parade. The parade begins directly in front of one of Armstrong's cricket breeding buildings and travels through the downtown areas of West Monroe and Monroe.

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Mealworms are actually larva which grow into pupa and finally adult beetles. These feeder insects are a popular food source for reptiles and one of the most widely used feeder insects. If you have purchased mealworms to be used as food for your reptile or if you are feeding birds, store the live mealworms in the refrigerator. This keeps the mealworms in astate of hibernation where they will last for quite some time, providing you with many weeks of live pet food. 

 

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Use Armstrong’s worms to aid in composting- breaking down waste and saving the earth. Worm composting, or vermiculture, is the use of worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into rich, valuable soil. Worms eat scraps of food, which then become compost as they pass through the worm’s body. The compost departs the worm and can be used to aid the growth of plants. Read More

Crickets are easy to keep. With a few simple items you can keep a healthy, active supply of live crickets to feed your pet for weeks. Crickets need the basics - food and water. Read More

Upon arrival, remove your crickets from the shipping box. You can use one of Armstrong’s cricket catch cans to help you catch the crickets. Make sure you keep the egg crates from the shipping boxes, as they provide a great climbing area for the crickets. You will need a container that is slick enough to prevent crickets from climbing out and that also provides enough ventilation.

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