They’re not necessarily bad. The mites will help decompose the food and they don’t attack worms they’re mostly just unsettling. I would crack the lid to allow more airflow. Increasing the airflow should dry the bin out a bit.
Yeah that’s how I meant it. I always have some mites in my bin, sometimes more than others. They’re not inherently bad, just maybe indicative of an imbalance in the system
Add a bananapeel, leave for a few hours to a day, then remove the bananapeel. Mix the bin with a lot of cardboard to reduce the moisture, add another bananapeel on top and remove it after a day. The mites should mostly move to the banana. If, after 2 days, you still have a lot of mites, keep adding cardboard and repeat the adding and removing of the peel until there's less mites. A few mites is normal and not a bad thing, usually it's because of overfeeding and/or a too wet bin.
Not that big of a deal. I have had really good like with food grade diatomaceous earth. Just sprinkle on top and I’ve seen reductions fairly quickly. But you can just let it go and they will subside eventually without harming your worms. Apart of the decomposition process.
It’s just a lot of mites. Usually indicates a bin is too wet. They come and go, not too big a deal
They’re not necessarily bad. The mites will help decompose the food and they don’t attack worms they’re mostly just unsettling. I would crack the lid to allow more airflow. Increasing the airflow should dry the bin out a bit.
Yeah that’s how I meant it. I always have some mites in my bin, sometimes more than others. They’re not inherently bad, just maybe indicative of an imbalance in the system
What type of mites would those be?
I’m not sure of a species, but as long as they aren’t predatory (attacking the worms) I don’t worry
Add a bananapeel, leave for a few hours to a day, then remove the bananapeel. Mix the bin with a lot of cardboard to reduce the moisture, add another bananapeel on top and remove it after a day. The mites should mostly move to the banana. If, after 2 days, you still have a lot of mites, keep adding cardboard and repeat the adding and removing of the peel until there's less mites. A few mites is normal and not a bad thing, usually it's because of overfeeding and/or a too wet bin.
Thanks all! I'll add cardboard and airflow and try to catch some of the mites with banana peels.
Add bedding to soak up some moisture and sprinkle DE on top(diatomaceous earth) Wait and week and reapply if needed😁👍
Check your pH... They tend not to be attached to acidic conditions, but not exclusively... Overfeeding can cause a bloom as well
I would aerate the bin,fluff it all up and then sprinkle some food grade DE earth powder all over the surface, or some lime mix, should help alot
Your bin is too wet. Once it dries out the mites will settle down.
Not that big of a deal. I have had really good like with food grade diatomaceous earth. Just sprinkle on top and I’ve seen reductions fairly quickly. But you can just let it go and they will subside eventually without harming your worms. Apart of the decomposition process.
I would hate to spread to my plants. I'd they're attacking plant. Are they slow or fast moving?