mchambers
Former CCA member
Two nights ago, I opened up a grindal worm culture and saw some little flying insects leaving. I think they were fungus gnats. Every year when the weather warms up, I find that my grindal and micro worm cultures get invaded by flying insects. By the end of the summer, I end up scraping out a few grindal worms and restarting all of my cultures.
So, what to do? I put paper towels between the plastic lids and the body of the containers. I'm also going to replace the foam I have in the air holes in the lids with coffee filter paper taped on.
I also bought some yellow sticky paper that catches flying insects and will put that at strategic locations. I've also read that fungus gnats will go into bowls that have cider vinegar with a little bit of dish detergent mixed in, some thinking of trying that.
I'm wondering what other people do with their cultures at this time of year? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
So, what to do? I put paper towels between the plastic lids and the body of the containers. I'm also going to replace the foam I have in the air holes in the lids with coffee filter paper taped on.
I also bought some yellow sticky paper that catches flying insects and will put that at strategic locations. I've also read that fungus gnats will go into bowls that have cider vinegar with a little bit of dish detergent mixed in, some thinking of trying that.
I'm wondering what other people do with their cultures at this time of year? Any suggestions will be appreciated.