How many eggs do superworms lay?

[tignish99]

I am wondering how many eggs/babies I can expect out of about 18 superworm beetles. Thank you

 

[w0554096]

Do you know how many males and females you have?
One female will lay hundreds of eggs in her lifetime, which is usually between 2-4 months, depending on care and temperature.

 

[tignish99]

Is there a way to tell the difference between a male and a female superworm?

 

[w0554096]

I don't know if there's a way to tell the difference between the worms, the the female beetles are larger than the males, and once they're full of eggs, their abdomens get very large a push their wings out slightly, so they're fairly easy to spot.
I believe each female will lay around 500 eggs in her lifetime of 4-5 months, however they won't all hatch. Maybe 50 or so from each female will hatch.