Colony Growth Projector Guide

The Colony Growth Projector forecasts your insect population across multiple breeding cycles.

How to use it:

Enter your starting population

Set reproduction rate and hatch rate

Set mortality rate and harvest percentage

Choose number of cycles to project

Key benchmarks:

Hatch rate: 70-85% under optimal conditions

Mortality: Excellent <10%, Good 10-15%, Average 15-20%

Female egg production: 100-200 eggs per female cricket

Planning tips:

A single female can produce 100-200 offspring, leading to exponential growth

Keep 5-10% of colony as dedicated breeders

Split colonies at 3-4 weeks when nymphs outgrow their bins

Stagger cohorts 1-2 weeks apart for continuous production