The GBA gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called beta-glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is active in lysosomes, which are structures inside cells that act as recycling centers.
Keep worms on ice in a cooler. Keep worms alive and wriggling when fishing during a hot day by filling a medium size ice cooler halfway with ice. Place your container of worms on the top of the ice and close the lid. Push the top of the cooler down after you remove worms to bait your hook.
Just store them in your refrigerator at 45-50 degrees F. and they go into a dormant state and will last for months. Mealworms make an excellent live food source for small mammals, reptiles and birds as well as a live bait for panfish.