We have been composting for about 6 months now, and I’ve noticed that flies leave it alone. Crows will pick through it, and it’s got a ton of worms but no flies. I have flies in my yard, but they avoid the compost. I’m following guidelines on what I can and cannot put in it. Any ideas? Not that I want flies in it at all, I’m just curious.

    • @CrackhappyOP
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      51 year ago

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      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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        31 year ago

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  • @[email protected]
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    81 year ago

    It might attract fruit flies but if it’s like my compost it might be too hot for them. Compost shouldn’t include a lot of the things that attract larger house flies.

    My compost occasionally gets crowds of flying bugs but it’s not a normal feature and usually means i need to tend to it some way or another.

  • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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    41 year ago

    Ooo I’ve got a stupid question Are the crows eating the flies?

    • @CrackhappyOP
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      31 year ago

      I seriously doubt it. I think another answer is what it is. The compost is super hot all the time, especially because it’s in the sun for most of the day.

      • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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        11 year ago

        You could pour some hogfat on there to attract some flies but that might ruin the compost.

  • @scarabic
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    31 year ago

    What are the contents? And yeah the crows could be eating the larvae.