The birds will love your yard. Put some bird houses up, a bird bath and invite them for a snack
Mister_Green2021
They’re black soldier fly larvae, good composters. The adults are harmless since they don’t eat.
MysteriousTooth2450
Bet that smells rough! They will break things down in no time.
Significant-Ad-5073
Did you have to get that close. Almost got one in my eye. lol
StripClubWeatherMan
No don’t worry about it! I have a bin in my yard specifically for food waste, I’m talking meat and everything, it periodically looks like this but once the flies mature they just disappear until there is more food in the bin.
That being said I live in a rural community with cows nearby so the flies have other things to attract them. So if you live in a more urban area YMMV but I wouldn’t be concerned flies don’t really just hang out in swarms unless something attracts them. Once the attraction is gone so are they.
YO_JD
I have the same setup using a trash can! Do you have any holes to increase airflow? I cut the bottom(the wheel portion) off so that all excess liquid can drain into the ground.
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why not mosquito bits ? hydrogen peroxide ?
The birds will love your yard. Put some bird houses up, a bird bath and invite them for a snack
They’re black soldier fly larvae, good composters. The adults are harmless since they don’t eat.
Bet that smells rough! They will break things down in no time.
Did you have to get that close. Almost got one in my eye. lol
No don’t worry about it! I have a bin in my yard specifically for food waste, I’m talking meat and everything, it periodically looks like this but once the flies mature they just disappear until there is more food in the bin.
That being said I live in a rural community with cows nearby so the flies have other things to attract them. So if you live in a more urban area YMMV but I wouldn’t be concerned flies don’t really just hang out in swarms unless something attracts them. Once the attraction is gone so are they.
I have the same setup using a trash can! Do you have any holes to increase airflow? I cut the bottom(the wheel portion) off so that all excess liquid can drain into the ground.
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