elpasobuckeye
04-07-2004, 09:03 PM
I have a compost bin made from an old trash can & have these tiny
white bugs in it. There are what seems to be thousands of them.
They're are very small and move very quickly, so it is hard to get a
good look at them. Some appear to have a faint black stripe or spot
on there back, but it is very difficult to get a good look at them.
They are about as long as a credit card is wide .. maybe a little
longer and the diameter of a pin. If i pick up the top layer of
compost and turn it over I see many of them.
My main concern is that I have had termite problems & have lots of
ants & i want to make sure this is not a nest for either.
My compost is mainly grass, leaves, pine needles and twigs. I didn't
make it as hot as I normally would have, nor did I turn it as much in
the past, however it is about 2 months old and almost done.
I noticed centipedes and many other bugs & wormy type things (kind of
look like these borers that I found in the bottom of a tree I
removed)that werent there in the past as well.
Does anyone know what these are & should I get rid of my compost and
start again.
Thanks
Brad
white bugs in it. There are what seems to be thousands of them.
They're are very small and move very quickly, so it is hard to get a
good look at them. Some appear to have a faint black stripe or spot
on there back, but it is very difficult to get a good look at them.
They are about as long as a credit card is wide .. maybe a little
longer and the diameter of a pin. If i pick up the top layer of
compost and turn it over I see many of them.
My main concern is that I have had termite problems & have lots of
ants & i want to make sure this is not a nest for either.
My compost is mainly grass, leaves, pine needles and twigs. I didn't
make it as hot as I normally would have, nor did I turn it as much in
the past, however it is about 2 months old and almost done.
I noticed centipedes and many other bugs & wormy type things (kind of
look like these borers that I found in the bottom of a tree I
removed)that werent there in the past as well.
Does anyone know what these are & should I get rid of my compost and
start again.
Thanks
Brad