West Coast Mealworms

28/03/2024

It’s been awhile since I posted and I hoped that it would be with good news that I would be posting this time. But I’m sorry to say it is not. We have been plagued with massive beetle die off for the last 9 months. Even with adding new breeding lines we haven’t been able to boost our production back to where we wanted it to be. So going forward we will be halting all Mealworm sales and purely crossing our fingers that one day we will get back to having stock levels worth selling.

In the MEANTIME!! We have a beautiful new product thanks to all of those lovely mealworms you’ve enjoyed in the past. The only byproduct of mealworms is their p**p, called Frass in the insect world. Frass is an incredible fully organic fertiliser. We’ve been selectively field testing it to a few customers and family and by way of family a bunch of avid gardeners down in Denmark and we’ve had fantastic feedback about its effectiveness.

So if you’ve got a garden of any sort (even hydroponic!) and would like to continue to support us our 7kg Frass bags will be going on sale during the easter holidays.

Many thanks for your ongoing support.

Kind Regards
Jamie

23/11/2023

IMPORTANT NOTICE……..
Good Morning everyone, as most of you know it’s been a tough winter and I’m still recovering from losing much of my breeding stock. The addition of The Grub Mealworms to the business has been phenomenal, and with that I will be forging forward.
However, with the coming of the school holidays and the necessary kid minding duties and holiday trips that involves, I have decided to shut the shop until school goes back.
This will allow me to focus all my attention on developing the breeding stock base I need to get the farm growing and up to the yield levels I need to service all my loyal customers.
I know this isn’t ideal but in the coming months we will be stronger and better placed to help you all.
If you have any questions please drop me a line.
Jamie

30/10/2023

It’s been an interesting few weeks here at West Coast Mealworms. We have acquired another mealworm business, The Grub Mealworms, a few weeks ago.
So that influx of new breeding stock has put us in a good position going forward. We still have a bit of a catchup to get back to where we were at the beginning of the year. But it’s all a learning process.
Also keep an eye on the page for a new product coming soon!

And greetings from Lilly… or Billy, there are two now and I can’t tell them apart!

11/09/2023

We are still here!! It’s been a tough winter, even with heating cables and monitoring we just couldn’t keep the blighters happily growing.
Thank you to everyone who has been making the trip to us as deliveries took a hiatus. We have had two weeks of improved yields, which is encouraging. However we will be coming to an abrupt halt in a few weeks as we suffer the effects of a disease that is going through our beetles. We are trying to find out what is causing this and taking steps to mitigate where possible. We will keep everyone posted.
In the meantime please do keep dropping us a line for your mealworm needs and we will do our best to help you out.
KR
JAMIE

28/05/2023

West Coast Mealworms now has tap and go facilities for your convenience. Ask us next time you see us for more information.

*there is a 2% card fee that applies to transactions using the tap and go.

24/04/2023

Our resident quality control officer checking out todays harvest!
This week we will be delivering East on Wednesday so get your orders in before Lilly the W***y (yes my kids named her) gets more than her fair share!

12/04/2023

Another busy week! A great harvest of 11kg of happy healthy mealworms on Monday, and all 11kg have gone already! Thank you to all my delivery customers up North, it was great meeting some new faces today.
We will be taking next week off for a well deserved holiday down south. We will be back harvesting again on Monday the 24th. Until then take care!
Jamie

09/03/2023

30,000 worms still available for pick up from our Beeliar farm this week. Contact us now to get yours!

28/02/2023

Reduce Reuse Recycle ♻️

A big part of the story behind West Coast Mealworms is Sustainability. We have future aspirations to be a big part in the CSIRO Future Protein Mission.

https://research.csiro.au/edibleinsects/wp-content/uploads/sites/347/2021/04/CSIRO-Edible-Insect-Roadmap.pdf

This mission looks at finding new and innovative ways to produce protein sources with growing populations in mind.

In the present we want to promote our sustainability in other ways. Our biggest concern regarding our process is in our packaging. Unfortunately due to the insatiable appetite of live mealworms, paper and recycled materials do not make for adequate storage.
This means we are limited to plastic containers and hessian bags.

To help us become more sustainable we are asking our repeat customers to think about saving their containers and swapping them with us so we can clean and reuse them!

Help us be more sustainable and reduce reuse and recycle our containers!

Thank you,

West Coast Mealworms

26/02/2023

Another week and another delivery! This week we head north all the way to Joondalup. If you’re anywhere in our North delivery area and want us to deliver this Wednesday (1st of March) drop us a PM!

22/02/2023

We still have a fair number of 150g tubs available. PM us for pick up details

20/02/2023

Did someone say there is a shortage of mealworms? We harvested 11kg today. Drop us a PM if you’re interested!

13/02/2023

8.5kg of mealworms harvested today and every single one has been allocated to orders! Thank you all for your continued support and patience as we work through the backlog of orders.

12/02/2023

DELIVERY SERVICE UPDATE

After a fantastic response to our delivery service we have decided to make a small change to help us service more customers in a timely fashion.
Our northern Delivery service area will now extend out to Roe Highway and south to South street. The Southern delivery area will be bounded by Mundijong Road and the Kwinana freeway. This boundary change allows us to have an Eastern Service area for all our customers out towards the hills. I have spoken to many of you about this coming change already.

So when will this happen?

This weeks Northern Delivery service (Delivery Date 15th of February) will stay the same.

As of next week (delivery date 22nd of February) the new Southern Delivery Area will take effect. This won’t affect any of the current southern deliveries.

The new three week rotation will be South, then North, then East. See below for the up coming delivery schedule.

15/2 - Old Northern Delivery Area
22/2 - New Southern Delivery Area
1/3 - New Northern Delivery Area
8/3. - New Eastern Delivery Area
15/3 - New Southern Delivery Area

If you have any questions about delivery to your area and the fees, please contact me and I’ll answer any questions you have.

12/02/2023

Another load of timber and insulation panels can only mean one thing! It’s expansion time again. This next expansion will give the farm capacity for another 240 trays. A full 50% increase in available storage! It’s just a shame there is so little room in the garage to build the darn thing!

13/01/2023

*Please be aware that our mealworm sales are currently on hold, Please call us to find out about our new product 7kg Organic Frass Fertiliser*

Welcome to West Coast Mealworms; supplying mealworms to Perth and Surrounds. We are a local company growing healthy organic mealworms for the feeder market. Birds, reptiles, fish and other insectivores.

Message us for more details

09/01/2023

It’s harvest day and what a harvest!!! We have only just begun!

03/01/2023

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you’re all doing well.
Greetings from gorgeous Pemberton. We are enjoying some well deserved family vacation time down here in the gorgeous vineyards.
We will be back harvesting juicy mealworms for you on the 9th, it should be a good harvest so we hope to get through a good number of our back orders that first week.
Our stock is still growing really well, we should see our yield double over the next four weeks!
To those who would like to place an order please message us, but please be aware there will be a wait of a few weeks.
*deliveries will be continuing fortnightly. We think this has been a great success!
Happy holidays everyone!
Jamie
West Coast Mealworms

19/12/2022

A good 3kg harvest today means a good number of my customers will have mealworms for Christmas. 🎄🎅🏻
To all the multitude of customers who have placed orders and are waiting, we will try to get as many orders done between Christmas and New Year as possible. Thank you all for your continued patience as our stock grows.
And to you all, from us here at West Coast Mealworms wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year! We look forward to continuing supplying you happy healthy mealworms throughout 2023 and beyond!

05/12/2022

*NOTICE - CHRISTMAS HOURS*

Hello and Happy Christmas Season to you all.

West Coast Mealworms will be having a break in the new year! Yes, we are all super excited to have some family holiday fun. As we will also be looking after the kids for the school holidays these are our hours for the season.

Due to the ongoing demand and holidays, all orders placed as of Monday the 5th will likely not be filled until the week beginning the 9th of January.

Week Starting 5th Dec - Contact as normal, Pick up as normal, Delivery to suit existing orders

Week Starting 12th Dec - Contact as normal, Pick up as normal for existing orders, Delivery to suit existing orders.

Week Starting 19th - Monday to Friday. Contact as Normal, Pick up only for existing orders. NO DELIVERIES

December
24th - Closed
25th - Closed
26th - Closed
27th - Pick up only for existing orders
28th - Pick up only for existing orders - Deliveries possible if needed
29th - Pick up only for existing orders
30th - 9th Jan - CLOSED

January 9th - February - Contact available. Limited pick-up and deliveries because of school holiday commitments. Call or SMS to discuss pick-up or Delivery options.

Thank you all for your continued support of the Farm and I look forward to helping you all through the next year with your Mealworm needs!

Wishing you all Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year!

Jamie
West Coast Mealworms

15/11/2022

It’s been a busy few weeks at the Farm. Now all three racks are finished and set up for summer it’s go, go, go.
It’s been fantastic having so much interest and sales are going well. Thank you to all of you who have reached out for your worms!!!
We will soon (about 6-8weeks) be doubling our output and in 12-15 weeks we will double again! A little bit of patience will soon be paying dividends for us and our customers.
Today was sifting day for one half of the beetles, who get moved into fresh new bedding every two weeks. Today we sifted out just over 2kg of beetles! Which will, in about 16 weeks be 14 trays of happy healthy worms for you all!

23/10/2022

22/10/2022

25 down 95 to go! 😩

18/10/2022

They've pack all their tiny bags and are ready for their road trip! First WCM delivery service is on the road today. This week we are heading North!
For those south of WCM (south of Armadale road) your turn is next week. Get your orders in!

17/10/2022

Mealworm orders for Wednesday's delivery run North close tonight!
Get yours in NOW!

13/10/2022

It’s decided! We will be starting deliveries!

First to the north (of WCM) on the 19th then to the south on the 26th. Conditions will apply as follows.

- All orders (via messenger) for delivery will have to be in by Monday 7pm so we can plan the route and package the orders.
- Payment will be requested when orders are confirmed ready on Tuesday, and can be by bank transfer (preferably) or cash on delivery.
- If you will not be home for the delivery, an esky MUST BE AVAILABLE or I can’t leave the worms as they will perish in the heat. (Full refund will be given minus delivery fee if I can’t leave the worms)

I hope that all makes sense! Please message us to place your order or ask questions!

09/10/2022

WCM are going to trial DELIVERY!! A fortnightly service north and then south of the river.

Delivery within 30km just $5 south out to Karnup and Serpentine and North out to Osborne Park and Morley.

Delivery out to 40km $10 South out to Greenfields and North Dandalup and North out to Joondalup and the Swan Valley.

Anything up to 50km away from Beeliar please contact me and we can work something out!

Please comment or message us if this is something you would be interested in!!

09/10/2022

DELIVERY!
You asked, so we are giving it a go!!

Stay tuned for more…

09/10/2022