No one argues that the hormones themselves are dangerous. It's the fact that they're present in much higher levels than regular mealworms. Most things that are safe for an organism's body are dangerous in large doses. I also investigated a company that sold them, and they recommended not using them for anything other than fishing due to the high levels of hormones.There was a post on this forum recently about giant mealworms, where someone inquired of the company that sold them what they were exactly. The fear many people have of the use of hormones is not entirely accurate.
http://geckoforums.net/f128-feeding-feeders/92344.htm
To summarize, all worms have hormones that prevent them from pupating. After a time, the hormone levels drop which causes them to pupate. All that happens with the giant mealworms is that they are fed the exact same hormone that is naturally occuring in their bodies anyway to prevent them from pupating, which allows them to grow larger. Essentially, the only difference between mealworms and giant mealworms is their size. Both contain the same hormones.
No one argues that the hormones themselves are dangerous. It's the fact that they're present in much higher levels than regular mealworms. Most things that are safe for an organism's body are dangerous in large doses. I also investigated a company that sold them, and they recommended not using them for anything other than fishing due to the high levels of hormones.
~Maggot