http://www.myhomecomposter.com/compost-containers/worm-bins/fruit-flies-worm-factory-360/ A Journey Into Home Composting Thu, 06 May 2010 17:12:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.myhomecomposter.com/compost-containers/worm-bins/fruit-flies-worm-factory-360/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jayadeep Purushothaman Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:21:06 +0000 http://www.myhomecomposter.com/?p=396#comment-28 We had the problem with flies with our compost bin(not worm composting) when we kept it in a room adjacent to our kitchen so that it was easy to dump things. We tried paper and dried leaves as a top layer, but wasn't much help. Our vendor(dailydump.org) supplied some neem cakes and a solution of lemongrass oil which kind of reduced it, but there was no way of getting rid of the flies. Finally we moved the bin to our open terrace where the flies still hang around, but doesn't get inside the house. I guess they are part of the ecosystem that creates the compost finally! We had the problem with flies with our compost bin(not worm composting) when we kept it in a room adjacent to our kitchen so that it was easy to dump things. We tried paper and dried leaves as a top layer, but wasn’t much help. Our vendor(dailydump.org) supplied some neem cakes and a solution of lemongrass oil which kind of reduced it, but there was no way of getting rid of the flies. Finally we moved the bin to our open terrace where the flies still hang around, but doesn’t get inside the house. I guess they are part of the ecosystem that creates the compost finally!

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