How to Reduce Flies in a Compost Bin

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Tip 1 - Preventing Flies from Invading Your Compost Bin | DoItYourself.com

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Maureen Fiedler | permalink

Composting is an environmentally friendly and cost effective way to reuse yard and garden scraps.
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For further reading: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/preventing-flies-from-hoarding-your-compost-bin ^[1]

Tip 2 - Millions of fruit flies in my compost bin--is thi a problem?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Chuck Vinoverski | permalink

It is a closed bin--purchased black plastic. I only started it about a month or two ago. The friut flies just swarm out of it whenever I open it to put something in--it is very unpleseant--but is it also a problem? Thanks.
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For further reading: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1657357/millions-of-fruit-flies-in-my-compost-bin-is-thi-a-problem ^[2]

Tip 3 - Dealing With Flies In The Compost: Should I Have A Lot Of Flies In My Compost?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Geri Jackson | permalink

Your compost bin is filled with kitchen scraps, manure, and other spoiled vegetable matter, so a logical question would be, “Should I have a lot of flies in my compost?” The answer is yes and no. Read more here.

For further reading: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/basics/houseflies-in-compost.htm ^[3]

Tip 4 - Flies can make composting nasty business, but once flies arrive they are many ways to shoo them away and prevent them from coming back.

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Longbowgun | permalink

Flies can make composting nasty business, but once flies arrive they are many ways to shoo them away and prevent them from coming back.
Tags: composting, compost problems, compost flies, compost fly problem, flies in compost, remove compost flies, prevent compost flies

For further reading: http://www.sheknows.com/home-and-gardening/articles/997685/compost-fly-control ^[4]

Tip 5 - Composting in Boulder County

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Llewellyn Tordiffe | permalink

Why compost, composting guidelines and how to compost for Boulder County. Composting tips, backyard composting advice and choosing compostable products. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build soils by composting.
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For further reading: http://www.ecocycle.org/recycle-compost-reuse/compost ^[5]

Tip 6 - How to prevent fruit flies

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by alfredo salum | permalink

Fruit flies are attracted to organic matter. The obvious culprits are fresh fruits and vegetables stored on countertops and rotting kitchen scraps or "greens" headed for the compost pile, as...

For further reading: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/queen-of-green/faqs/composting/how-to-prevent-of-fruit-flies/ ^[6]