Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject: small flies in compost bin
Yuck!
Everytime I open my compost bin to add material I get a face full of small flies. Is there something I can add to get rid of them or are they collaterally beneficial?
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Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:
If you look closer you will see maggots, grubs, cockroaches, ants, worms, mosquitoes, gnats, fruit flies, etc. All of them are decomposers or they would not be there.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: small flies in compost bin
I always have fruit flies flying out of my compost bin. If I cover the pile really well with grass or leaves they can't get to the fruit and other stuff and they seem to go away.
