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System Troubleshooting
Mites
Occasionally,you may notice some little white insects in the system. These are
mites. They are not harmful to your worms. Their presence indicates your worm
system is too acidic and/or possibly too dry. In this case,you should spray some
water,a handful of oyster shell powder,or crushed eggshells on the top of the
working trays.
Fruit Flies
A wet and acidic environment is good for the generation of fruit flies. If the system
is over-fed with foods,some foods may become rotten,and generate fruit flies.
When you see fruit flies in your worm bin,you can try the followings to get rid of
them:
i.
Remove the rotten food and the excessive food;
ii. Add some dry shredded paper on the top working tray to reduce the bedding
moisture level;
iii. Add some oyster shell powder,or crushed eggshells;
iv. Always keep the food covered under the bedding.
Sometimes,the fruit fly eggs just come with the fruit peel fed to the bin.
Therefore,there will be fruit fliers coming up from the bin. However,the VermiHut
Plus comes with the V-Board and apiece of coconut fiber mat to minimize the fruit
fliers populating.
Unpleasant Odor
If the system is managed properly,it should have very minimal odor and only when
the lid is lifted,it may smell a little. If it starts to smell a lot,it indicates the system is
not operating correctly.
There area few reasons for the odor problems in the worm bin.
i.
Overfeeding the system. When foods stay in the bin for too long, and are not
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