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I am about to rear waxworms for the first time. I have moths laying eggs now. Tomorrow I am going to be mixing up a batch of food for the impending larvae.

I have rice baby cereal, unprocessed bran, honey, glycerine, and bee pollen items gathered already.

Does anyone know if a mold inhibitor (such as tegosept-m) is necessary? If yes, how much of the inhibitor is needed?

I use a mixture of bran, dry oatmeal and honey mixed together until it crumbles and is slightly sticky. I've had the waxworms in there for months and a lot are currently pupating (and very few deaths in comparasion to the numbers I keep) but I have never seen any thing resembling mold. The baby cereal may (and I say MAY because I've never used it) cause mold if it is wet or damp for any period of time, but as long as it's just honey you're mixing it with, I don't think you'll need mold inhibitor. Just my two cents worth, I've not raised waxworms for years only months.
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I agree that you shouldn't need anything to inhibit mold. If you read up on your natural/health foods you will find that honey is a pure food and is also a preservative. The honey itself will not mold and the cereal, if mixed with and well coated with the honey, should not mold either.

You shouldn't be mixing in water or any other moisture, just the honey. When I was breeding I used rolled oats and honey and mixed until it crumbled. I just ran across a tub of honey and oats I had mixed up for my wax worms before our move 2 years ago a week ago. I had forgotten that it was in my feeder supplies. It still looked the same as the day I mixed it.
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