Comments on: An Explosion of Worms . . . and Flies http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/2009/11/18/an-explosion-of-worms-and-flies/ An exploration of urban sustainability Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pragmatic Environmentalism http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/2009/11/18/an-explosion-of-worms-and-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Pragmatic Environmentalism Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:41:34 +0000 http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/?p=647#comment-999 [...] One year ago: An Explosion of Worms . . . and Flies [...] [...] One year ago: An Explosion of Worms . . . and Flies [...]

]]> By: Worm Update: No More Flies « Pragmatic Environmentalism http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/2009/11/18/an-explosion-of-worms-and-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Worm Update: No More Flies « Pragmatic Environmentalism Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:32:47 +0000 http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/?p=647#comment-259 [...] worms We checked on the worm bin tonight, and—finally!—the flies are gone. It’s taken four months of no feedings to eradicate the pests, but it eventually worked. (The spider that we found inside may have helped, [...] [...] worms We checked on the worm bin tonight, and—finally!—the flies are gone. It’s taken four months of no feedings to eradicate the pests, but it eventually worked. (The spider that we found inside may have helped, [...]

]]> By: Looking Back at 2009 « Pragmatic Environmentalism http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/2009/11/18/an-explosion-of-worms-and-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Looking Back at 2009 « Pragmatic Environmentalism Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:08:16 +0000 http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/?p=647#comment-126 [...] one worm bin and moved the worms over to a new one after a couple months. But we’re having fly problems right now and aren’t feeding the worms again until the flies go [...] [...] one worm bin and moved the worms over to a new one after a couple months. But we’re having fly problems right now and aren’t feeding the worms again until the flies go [...]

]]> By: Dan Ruben http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/2009/11/18/an-explosion-of-worms-and-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Dan Ruben Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:35:29 +0000 http://pragmaticenvironmentalism.com/?p=647#comment-125 I used to have a fruit fly problem, and don't have one any more. Here's how I solved it. 1. I don't put banana peels in my indoor compost pile. I think that most of my fruit flies come from them. For good measure, I do the same for the skins of cantaloupe, grapefruit and oranges. 2. Sometimes I get a few fruit flies buzzing inside the can in which I store my compostable waste. When I notice this problem, I take the container outside and open the lid. The fruit flies fly away. I used to have a fruit fly problem, and don’t have one any more. Here’s how I solved it.

1. I don’t put banana peels in my indoor compost pile. I think that most of my fruit flies come from them. For good measure, I do the same for the skins of cantaloupe, grapefruit and oranges.

2. Sometimes I get a few fruit flies buzzing inside the can in which I store my compostable waste. When I notice this problem, I take the container outside and open the lid. The fruit flies fly away.

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