13

I've got a compost pile that has a nasty population of fruit flies. Probably started because I left veggie waste in the open for too long before adding it to the bin and dressing it.

Is there easy way to keep them from reproducing? Maybe a garden-safe additive I can put on the pile? The bin is outdoors and well away from my house, so they're not a real problem, but they make turning the pile a serious annoyance.

I've got a compost pile that has a nasty population of fruit flies. Probably started because I left veggie waste in the open for too long before adding it to the bin and dressing it. Is there easy way to keep them from reproducing? Maybe a garden-safe additive I can put on the pile? The bin is outdoors and well away from my house, so they're not a real problem, but they make turning the pile a serious annoyance.

11 comments

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

where are all your spiders? sheesh

They're eating like freaking royalty and making eggs like motherfuckers.

Idk what the turnaround is on spider food --> hatching spider eggs, but I expect there's gonna be a horde of them in the next few weeks.