I actually introduced hypoapsis miles mites into my worm bins. After 10 days they were numerous and fat. They are now my primary food source for my ladybug enclosure. I just take a chunk of detritus and place it in my ladybug enclosure until its mostly cleaned out of mites then I put the detritus back into the worm bin. Working great soo far.
If you want to discern between millipedes and centipedes - look at their names. Milli roughly means thousand. Centi refers to hundred. We used to call millipedes 'thousand leggers' and centipedes 'hundred leggers.'
Hope y'all realize how great these vids are and are appreciated. I believe that my tote worm bin needed more air so I drilled the holes in the lid slightly bigger to 1/4" and BINGO. The BSF showed up, but oddly only in the one bin. Please, no larvae to follow. May adhere some bug screen to the underside of the lids. Live long and prosper.
Another excellent presentation guys!! These are invaluable, especially as someone who's new to all this!! Last time in our outdoor bin there was an explosion of what now looks like pot worms. We've been away for a couple of weeks but we'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks again boys !! Appreciate the info :) Cheers J&C Btw- could only see half on the "ticker" scrolling across the bottom. Probably on our end as we watch on TV but thought you'd wanna know.
Hi Jess, I don't have a live schedule, but if you join my e-mail list and subscribe to the channel, you''' get notified! To join the e-mail list, just head to urbanwormcompany.com and wait for the annoying popup! 😄
Same with me. I noticed though when I try to keep the least amount of moisture( that’s safe for the worms) it reduces the flies. In fact, I only seen maybe 5 this past week verses hundreds a month ago
what about rove beetles i have a urban worm bin and everything was in check up until i started noticing more and more rove beetles spawning in and i made sure they weren't fruit/fungas nats should i be concerned about this i know rove beetles are beneficial isects but it feels like there so many when i unzip my bin they just start flying out 30-50 at a time and when i inspect my bin i can see them all piled together on one corner of the bin and i see them also throughout the bin at first i wasnt worried but recently it just feels like theres alot more than usual. Can this be a problem? also when they fly out of my bin i have my bin in my indoor garden and i see them land on my plants/pots and start feeding off the fungas nats i had before the rove beetles came and i also had one plant with spider mites and the rove beetles eradicated those spider mites as well so im not worried about them flying out cause they do help in my garden but is there a thing of too many rove beetles in a worm bin?
Great chat. So the large reddish rice grain shaped cocoons are fruit flys larva? I get them in my worm-bag and my bokashi bins. Just want yo make sure I’m targeting them correctly.
That Black Soldier Flies only live a day and don’t eat as adults is a myth. They don’t eat solid food because they lose the ability to chew on things, but they can live a month or more if they have nectar (or honey/water/bakers yeast mixture) Personally I think they’re awesome, and they get a SEPARATE bin from my worms. They also will compost things worms won’t like meat and dairy. Also the adults look like wasps with clear “windows” in their abdomen, but they’re very shy and you probably won’t ever see one unless you raise the larvae. Very gentle and their waste has been known to reduce pest fly pressure because the pest flies don’t like them.
I don't bother with pests as long as they aren't eating the worms themselves. I figure they are helping compost the material, while adding biology to the compost. My vermicompost is used outdoors, so if im introducing pests to my garden, im attracting predators.
I actually introduced hypoapsis miles mites into my worm bins. After 10 days they were numerous and fat. They are now my primary food source for my ladybug enclosure. I just take a chunk of detritus and place it in my ladybug enclosure until its mostly cleaned out of mites then I put the detritus back into the worm bin. Working great soo far.
If you want to discern between millipedes and centipedes - look at their names. Milli roughly means thousand. Centi refers to hundred. We used to call millipedes 'thousand leggers' and centipedes 'hundred leggers.'
I cut out yellow cardstock and lather it in vaseline, stick it to a popsicle stick and put where I see the flies. Homemade sticky traps FTW!
love it!! plastic free
Even more benefits of using rock dust and diatomaceous earth in both my soils and worm bin 👍
TY guys. Watching from Queensland Australia 💜
Hope y'all realize how great these vids are and are appreciated. I believe that my tote worm bin needed more air so I drilled the holes in the lid slightly bigger to 1/4" and BINGO. The BSF showed up, but oddly only in the one bin. Please, no larvae to follow. May adhere some bug screen to the underside of the lids. Live long and prosper.
Thanks benny! Glad to see you're getting value out of these! We enjoy doing them.
Love these lectures. Really appreciate it
Glad you like them! Thanks Natlee!
I like the respect and love you talk about when you are referring to life forms that common culture would just clasify as pests
You got it Carlos! Most of these critters are just part of the ecosystem!
Another excellent presentation guys!! These are invaluable, especially as someone who's new to all this!!
Last time in our outdoor bin there was an explosion of what now looks like pot worms. We've been away for a couple of weeks but we'll check it out tomorrow.
Thanks again boys !! Appreciate the info :)
Cheers J&C
Btw- could only see half on the "ticker" scrolling across the bottom. Probably on our end as we watch on TV but thought you'd wanna know.
Last week I noticed some thin 1” green worms in my bin. What are these?
how do you get rid of small black spiders
What about slugs? I saw a bunch after it rained
I have a lot of smallish slugs in my bin. Don't want to send their eggs to the garden with castings. Any advice besides manual removal?
Greetings from Spain! Thanks for your informational videos.
Thanks Daniel!
Hi I am watching the replay from San Diego California.
Thank you for the video, sorry I missed the live. Do you have a live schedule? 🪱
Hi Jess,
I don't have a live schedule, but if you join my e-mail list and subscribe to the channel, you''' get notified!
To join the e-mail list, just head to urbanwormcompany.com and wait for the annoying popup! 😄
tyvm
my red mites are tiny and run really fast. I think they're predatory. I never see them just sitting in one spot
How do you get rid of drain flies in the worm farm?
Will freezing food waste kill fruit fly larvae?
What if you kept the worms inside Will I still experience pest problems?
Yes. I have little fruit flies or some sort of thing and I keep mine in the house.
Same with me. I noticed though when I try to keep the least amount of moisture( that’s safe for the worms) it reduces the flies. In fact, I only seen maybe 5 this past week verses hundreds a month ago
Hello from Georgia
Ah the joys of living alone
Yeah, sometimes that's easier for vermicomposters!
what about rove beetles i have a urban worm bin and everything was in check up until i started noticing more and more rove beetles spawning in and i made sure they weren't fruit/fungas nats should i be concerned about this i know rove beetles are beneficial isects but it feels like there so many when i unzip my bin they just start flying out 30-50 at a time and when i inspect my bin i can see them all piled together on one corner of the bin and i see them also throughout the bin at first i wasnt worried but recently it just feels like theres alot more than usual. Can this be a problem? also when they fly out of my bin i have my bin in my indoor garden and i see them land on my plants/pots and start feeding off the fungas nats i had before the rove beetles came and i also had one plant with spider mites and the rove beetles eradicated those spider mites as well so im not worried about them flying out cause they do help in my garden but is there a thing of too many rove beetles in a worm bin?
Great chat. So the large reddish rice grain shaped cocoons are fruit flys larva? I get them in my worm-bag and my bokashi bins. Just want yo make sure I’m targeting them correctly.
I believe these are fruit fly larvae....yes
finding a lot of small snails in my peat moss and coco couir bedding. any way to eliminate then before i start a new worm bin
Snails are a tough one. I would remove manually if at all possible.
Norm from southwest Oregon
Good morning
How do you knowhow muchfor of the black stuff to take out they are getting g to heavy for me .
If it looks completely processed with no recognizable scraps, then it's probably good to harvest!
Some of the bins are too moist how do I get some of the moisture out
Hi Carolyn! I would mix in dry bedding and maybe uncover the bin to allow some of the moisture to evaporate.
very informative, keep the vids coming. I just started my small worm farm, and bye the way, I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO !!!!!! LOL🤣🤣🤣
I'm jealous!
From Texas
That Black Soldier Flies only live a day and don’t eat as adults is a myth. They don’t eat solid food because they lose the ability to chew on things, but they can live a month or more if they have nectar (or honey/water/bakers yeast mixture) Personally I think they’re awesome, and they get a SEPARATE bin from my worms. They also will compost things worms won’t like meat and dairy. Also the adults look like wasps with clear “windows” in their abdomen, but they’re very shy and you probably won’t ever see one unless you raise the larvae. Very gentle and their waste has been known to reduce pest fly pressure because the pest flies don’t like them.
Thanks for this Ana! I'll look into it!
GG from Otrgon
South Carolina
Hi Alex!
I'm in Cleveland Ohio I started with one and now Ihave have 6 it's getting too much much for me
6 bins? You're rocking and rolling. Sounds like you could give some worms or compost away!
Hello from alabama
Cindy in Alaska
NC
Im Pelle from sweden
I don't bother with pests as long as they aren't eating the worms themselves. I figure they are helping compost the material, while adding biology to the compost. My vermicompost is used outdoors, so if im introducing pests to my garden, im attracting predators.
Ken from Dallas
Uk
Montana / Canadian border 😊
caney kansas
Uk 👌
Australia 🇦🇺😃
NEW ZEALAND
Where can I get fungal eating worms?
Composting worms eat that