Bugs In Compost Pile

By

hummm

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By

louel53

If you keep the fruit covered with leaves, grass or dirt, you should not get any fruit flies. The other bugs are likely good guys that are necessary for the composting process.

By

BABBIE

The majority of the bugs in your compost are good guys, like was previously posted, cover-up any Vegetable matter, that will keep down the unwanted bugs and rodents. Now for sifting I have a frame made out a 2 x4s and the bottom is rabbit safe wire that a heavy wire which is 1/2 in by 1 in. Over a large storage container, I sift into their and what ever hasn't decompose enough I just throw back in the pile. Of course I have an automatic sifter, I have chickens I pile the un sifted compost on the screen and they rake it through for me.

By Earth worm (Guest Post)

I am also "cold composting", however I put a couple shovels of top soil on top of the fruit and veggies I throw in each time. It sure keeps down the flies and helps keep the pile damp.

According to Captain Compost of Alabama, the bugs that are inside of your compost pile are there to do a job; break the matter down so it can be used on the garden. When the job is done, the bugs will leave. Check the DirtDoctor web-site for more information.