I've been plagued by fruit flies in my worm bins for a couple of years. Have
twice completely cleaned them out and started over. Finally, this winter, I
think I may have found a remedy. I have a programmable thermostat and I set it
to 55 degrees down from 60 degrees at night. Now, I no longe
Here's a wild idea.
I have compost bins, not worm bins. If I notice a bunch of flying
insects when I open the bin (in warmer months), I add a layer of
coffee grounds or shredded newspaper, and I no longer see them. Since
coffee grounds are free for the asking from coffee shops, I tend to
use c
gathered, i hang a fly
paper strip above the bins, become more careful about keeping the garbage
covered and am able to get rid of them that way.
Good luck,
Judy from Detroit
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>To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
>Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Fruit
Hi, Folks!
I've found that the easiest way to prevent fruit flies in the worm bin is to
NEVER put banana peels in the worm bin. No matter how "clean" they look,
banana peels seems to be loaded with fruit fly eggs -- there's always an
explosion of fruit flies after adding a banana peel to the wor
Hi, Folks!
I'm getting lots of direct e-mails suggesting that I either freeze or nuke
the banana peels before putting them in the worm bin.
I suspect those fruit fly eggs can handle cold, so I may try the suggestion
that I nuke the banana peels in the microwave on HIGH for 15 seconds. The
ho
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Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Fruit Flies in Worm Bins
Hi, Folks!
I'm getting lots of direct e-mails suggesting that I either freeze or
nuke
the banana peels before putting them in the worm bin.
I suspect those fruit fly eggs can handle cold, so I may tr
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