Great question. This is why I like bins that are d...

2009-05-28T14:24:23.329-05:00

Great question. This is why I like bins that are deep enough to fully cover any food that we add, and it's one of the reasons I didn't have any luck with the commercially available stacking compost bin.

If I do notice fruit flies on anything I bring in, I will normally compost that outside and not in my worm bin.

I've had one fruit fly infestation inside that was bad enough for me to just move that worm bin outside, and start fresh with a new indoor one. I'm into organic fruits and vegetables, but I won't buy organic bananas any more (and certainly don't compost the peels if I do) because I've never been able to buy them without a subsequent fruit fly infestation. It's more a matter of prevention in my house.

I've had some success getting rid of fruit flies with a beer trap. It's basically a deep cup with some beer in the bottom, with a baggie over the top with a hole cut out of a corner, so the baggie looks like a funnel that has been set into the cup. That was probably a horrible description so I'll have to look for the site where I found it and post a link. :)

How do you deal with the fruit flies. They attack ...

2009-05-28T11:54:12.810-05:00

How do you deal with the fruit flies. They attack the good food. Do you just have to keep everything in the fridge?

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Great question. This is why I like bins that are d...

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