Can darkling beetles escape?

[MikyPiky]

So I've just started a mealworms farm and the pupae is about to turn to beetles. My brothers and sisters are scared the beetles will escape and crawl into their beds. Theyre stored in a small 3 stacked plastic drawer. There are are teensy cracks. Can darkling beetles climb plastic? I've also heard they can fly but very rarely??

Could you guys tell me your experience and if those beetles could escape in any way. Thanks!

 

[acpart]

They almost never fly (I think I've seen it once) and they can't climb plastic. In all honesty, if you're dealing with a lot of mealworms, sometimes a worm can escape, pupate and turn into a beetle somewhere in your house. This has happened on rare occasion in my house but I've never found a beetle anywhere but on the floor. They will not climb into beds unless there is a mattress on the floor and even then it would be unlikely.

Aliza

 

[MikyPiky]

I was researching if they could escape and i found a couple people saying that they always got out and there was almost an infestation, they had three level drawers like mine. We're they just not being safe or can they actually get out that easily??

Please reply

 

[acpart]

I've never had it happen, but someone else you've talked to says it has happened. So, I guess that would mean it can happen. I kept my beetles in open enclosures and it never happened to me.

Aliza