Hi, Are ants beneficial in a compost bin? I have a black dalek type compost
bin and when I lifted the door to see how my compost was doing there were
1000's of ants. Should I leave them, or try and kill them and if I should
kill them, what with?

Thanks Ron

"ron" wrote in message
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Hi, Are ants beneficial in a compost bin? I have a black dalek type
compost bin and when I lifted the door to see how my compost was doing
there were 1000's of ants. Should I leave them, or try and kill them and
if I should kill them, what with?

Thanks Ron


They won't do any harm, and some people believe they can be beneficial.

If you want to get rid of them, the best way is regularly mix the compost
up. The ants will evenually get fed up and move on.

Lyndon

"ron" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi, Are ants beneficial in a compost bin?

yes, potentially very yes.

I have a black dalek type compost
bin and when I lifted the door to see how my compost was doing there were
1000's of ants. Should I leave them,

yes

or try and kill them

no.

rob

"ron" wrote in message
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: Hi, Are ants beneficial in a compost bin? I have a black dalek type
compost
: bin and when I lifted the door to see how my compost was doing there were
: 1000's of ants. Should I leave them, or try and kill them and if I should
: kill them, what with?
:
: Thanks Ron
:
They won't do any harm
:

ron wrote:
Hi, Are ants beneficial in a compost bin? I have a black dalek type
compost bin and when I lifted the door to see how my compost was
doing there were 1000's of ants. Should I leave them, or try and kill
them and if I should kill them, what with?

Thanks Ron

I'm no expert, but I assumed air circulation would be beneficial to the
compost, ants will certainly cause air circulation.