Could be fruit flies, or something like that. get your parents to add some
lawn clippings and leaves.and get someone to stir things up. If your
municipality has a compost center you usually can get a couple of bags for
free or very cheap. it will help speed up your parents own compost.

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Lynn
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"Lady Penelope" wrote in message
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Please, I wonder if anybody can help. I'm asking this on behalf of my
parents. They have recently started a compost heap, you know local
council incentive to recycle etc. I'd say they've had it 2-3 months.
They've only put fruit/veg scraps, tea bags and egg shells on it,
nothing from the garden as yet.

Mum said she went to it the other day, lifted the lid and closed it
VERY QUICKLY as there was, what she thought looked like loads of
mosquitos in it. She's not 100% sure, could have been tiny flies or
similar.

Sorry to be so vague, it's making me itch just typing about it. Mum
has been badly bitten by something over the past week and now she's
beginning to connect the compost with the mossie???? Sorry if I sound
dim, but any advice would be most welcome, and i'll pass it on to my
parents.

Thanks so much in advance!


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Lady Penelope