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Wormery with Flies

geoffs1953geoffs1953 Posts: 20
in Problem solving
Hi all, we have a wormery which is working well - lots of worms!! We keep it outside in summer but bring it inside in winter. Recently we have a lot of flies (fruit flies maybe), which inhabit the wormery. Is this inevitable or can they be controlled / reduced / eliminated?

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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    I have the same in my raw compost bin in the garden.  I leave them alone which prompts me to ask if you need to get rid of them?
  • geoffs1953geoffs1953 Posts: 20
    The wormery is brought inside for the winter - preferably without flies! But I do take your point that they are probably inevitable. We should just like to reduce them somewhat.

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    I asked Mellors about his wormery and he says there will almost always be flies due to the type of materials used. (He feeds his worms melon!). He doesn't bring it indoors but it is in a very shletered spot and insulted with cardboard and stuff to protect the tiny worms in bad weather.
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