Hi,

i have the problem with the flies in my wormery. There is 100's or i think 1000's everytime i open it . I bought Bintrol, but it is useless and i wouldnt recommend it to anyone . I even put few spiders inside, but there is too many flies. Does anybody got good advise for me, please, please

Hi.
I Think you can use fly spray without hurting worms.
Or you can buy a worm friendly spray to stay on the safe side.

flying.muppet wrote:Hi.
I Think you can use fly spray without hurting worms.
Or you can buy a worm friendly spray to stay on the safe side.

Do you know some, which really works and doesnt hurt the worms?

Hi I will look in a book I have and try to find out.

Hi, nobody knows? Please, please help me. No I do not have that problem now, it seems to be to cold but i want to be ready for next summer. Thanks

Hi there,

Sorry for the slow reply. We had some technical problems with the forum and it's only just come back now!

Anyway, any ordinary flyspray will do the job - though most prefer to use an organic spray available from a local garden centre or somewhere like Homebase. What you need to do is spray twice a day for 10 days. This will break the life cycle of the fly breeding. While you're doing this don't add any further waste to the bin. Sraying WILL NOT harm the worms.

It's important to note that none of our Wormeries will actually attract flies just in normal operation. The most common reason for a fly infestation is where food has been lying around or kept in a caddy prior to being added to the Wormery or if you have added garden waste to the Wormery. If a fly lays an egg on the food while it is in the kitchen waiting to be added, for eg, and then is added to the Wormery, the Wormery just happens to provide a nice breeding environment for them.

Hope this helps.