After mating, a female beetle has the potential to lay over
2,000 eggs (with an average closer to 200 to 400). Adults lay
their eggs in cracks and crevices in the poultry house, in
manure or litter, in grain hulls, and under feed and water
lines. Adults can live three to twelve months, with females
continuing to produce eggs most of their life at one to five
day intervals.