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Gruesome Compost Bugs

Gruesome Compost Bugs

Another gross post, just in time for Halloween: One disgusting by-product of composting is the beetle grubs.  I wrote about the other gross insect in the compost, black soldier fly previously.  As a novice, when I first started composting, I really hated these bugs.  Now, for me, they have become such a common part of composting and gardening, I will pick them up with my bare hands.  What has become of me?  Yuck!  Ewwwgh! However, to the delight of the…

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Black Soldier Flies [Turns Trash to Treasure in Our Compost]

Black Soldier Flies [Turns Trash to Treasure in Our Compost]

Warm weather has returned to SoCal because I caught a Black Soldier Fly in the house today.  Most people would say that the flies and larvae are gross! However, I was thrilled to catch it, and I promptly gave her to my neighbor who has been hoping to establish them in her own compost without having to buy them.  I also gave her a few scoops of our compost that has had plenty of the larvae present in the past….

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