Getting Bugs out of Worm Bin
 

Without starting all over again (ugh) is there some way to get the
bugs and ants OUT of my worm bin?

I left it next to the garage while I got moved into a new house and
now it has more bugs in it than worms!

I was wondering if there was something (like Garlic Powder) that I
could sprinkle that the bugs wouldn't like but wouldn't bother the
worms.

Thanks!
John
Houston, Tex

Getting Bugs out of Worm Bin
 

"John T. Jarrett" wrote in news:2bSQb.17138
:

Without starting all over again (ugh) is there some way to get the
bugs and ants OUT of my worm bin?

I left it next to the garage while I got moved into a new house and
now it has more bugs in it than worms!

I was wondering if there was something (like Garlic Powder) that I
could sprinkle that the bugs wouldn't like but wouldn't bother the
worms.

Thanks!
John
Houston, Tex




did you try turning up the soil? the ants and other bugs will probably
not like it when you mess with their home and screw up all their phermone
trails, while I can't see a reason why the worms would care.
Additionally, if you accidently cut a worm in half, supposedly you will
just get two worms or maybe just a short one. but what kind of other
bugs?

Getting Bugs out of Worm Bin
 

Pill bugs, something the size of a grub worm that look gross, the
usual...and yeah I can't tell that the worms mind at all.

John


"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
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"John T. Jarrett" wrote in news:2bSQb.17138
:

Without starting all over again (ugh) is there some way to get the
bugs and ants OUT of my worm bin?

I left it next to the garage while I got moved into a new house
and
now it has more bugs in it than worms!

I was wondering if there was something (like Garlic Powder) that I
could sprinkle that the bugs wouldn't like but wouldn't bother the
worms.

Thanks!
John
Houston, Tex




did you try turning up the soil? the ants and other bugs will
probably
not like it when you mess with their home and screw up all their
phermone
trails, while I can't see a reason why the worms would care.
Additionally, if you accidently cut a worm in half, supposedly you
will
just get two worms or maybe just a short one. but what kind of
other
bugs?

Getting Bugs out of Worm Bin
 

You know, if you're not having the bin in your house, leave the bugs in
there. They're great at helping decompose the compost, and the worms don't
mind them at all.

Philp
"John T. Jarrett" wrote in message
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Pill bugs, something the size of a grub worm that look gross, the
usual...and yeah I can't tell that the worms mind at all.

John


"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
...
"John T. Jarrett" wrote in news:2bSQb.17138
:

Without starting all over again (ugh) is there some way to get the
bugs and ants OUT of my worm bin?

I left it next to the garage while I got moved into a new house
and
now it has more bugs in it than worms!

I was wondering if there was something (like Garlic Powder) that I
could sprinkle that the bugs wouldn't like but wouldn't bother the
worms.

Thanks!
John
Houston, Tex




did you try turning up the soil? the ants and other bugs will
probably
not like it when you mess with their home and screw up all their
phermone
trails, while I can't see a reason why the worms would care.
Additionally, if you accidently cut a worm in half, supposedly you
will
just get two worms or maybe just a short one. but what kind of
other
bugs?

Getting Bugs out of Worm Bin
 

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 16:30:54 +0000, John T. Jarrett wrote:

Without starting all over again (ugh) is there some way to get the bugs
and ants OUT of my worm bin?

I left it next to the garage while I got moved into a new house and now it
has more bugs in it than worms!

I was wondering if there was something (like Garlic Powder) that I could
sprinkle that the bugs wouldn't like but wouldn't bother the worms.

Thanks!
John
Houston, Te

Depending on the bin's size, I think replacing the soil/mix is the easiest
way to take care of this.

If your work bin is its own container, then I may even consider raising it
on bricks a few inches to create a barrier between the ground the the box.
Spraying the area around the box shouldn't hurt if done judiciously.