Fruit flies

[little onions]

Clouds of the little bu**ers pouring out of the compost bin every time we lift the lid....can they be stopped?

[Dan]

Do you need to? are they causing a problem?

 

dan

[little onions]

YES!!! The little monsters fly straight in through my french doors and congregate round my cup of cider.

[Dan]

Ive got the answer in that case!

1 close the doors

2 move the bin

3 start another one and leave that one alone!

 

I doubt you'll get rid of them without toxic chemicals which kinda defeats the object of compost. You could leave the top off in the sun for a few days they like it damp and humid, but I expect they'll come back.

 

Dan

[Dan]

Or you could post a query here!

 

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/soil/

 

or see if this helps

 

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ip...6591721690.html

 

Good luck

 

Dan

[little onions]

Thanks, Dan, and Bless you for not making giving up cider one of your suggestions!

[Dan]

Give up cider .... never!! Have you tried Burrows Hill from Kingsbury Episcopi? Hmmm !!

 

Dan