CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to deal with small flies when raising earthworms (How to deal with small flies when raising earthworms)

1. How to get rid of the small flying insects when raising earthworms?

First, it is recommended to sterilize and disinfect the soil before use, especially the soil dug from the wild. For example, the general soil prepared by Lixia, the raw materials itself have undergone professional sterilization and disinfection treatment, so it is not easy to attract insects and breed bacteria.

How to sterilize the soil? You can expose it to the sun for a few days, then stir or irrigate it with carbendazim. If you have a little white medicine, mix it in and it will be perfect. The pests (usually eggs) and bacteria in the soil will basically be gone.

Second, try not to use fertilizers that you have fermented yourself, unless they are grown outdoors or planted in the ground. These fertilizers themselves may emit a certain odor, and if they are not fully decomposed, they can easily cause seedling burn. The worst thing is that they can easily attract insects and breed bacteria.

Third, if these insects have already appeared in the pot, you can sprinkle tea dregs powder, quicklime, concentrated soapy water, concentrated chili water, tobacco water, etc. into the soil, all of which have a certain repelling effect.

2. There are always fruit fly larvae in the earthworms. What should I do?

If the nutrient soil is not fermented and composted, there will be more pests and diseases when applied to the soil. Animal feces, crop straw and scraps contain bacteria, insect eggs and viruses. If they are applied directly to the soil, they will spread, breed and hatch in the soil, endangering the growth of crops and causing outbreaks of pests and diseases.

People who have been raising flowers for a long time often encounter insects in the pot soil. Here are a few simple methods:

1. Prevention: Before potting flowers, put the soil into a larger old food bag, pour in boiling water, tie the bag tightly, place it in the sun for a day, spread it out to dry before use, which can kill insect eggs.

2. Chemical method: Long-term moisture in the pot soil will cause insect pests. You can buy insecticides and spray them to kill insects. Avoid using them on indoor potted plants.

3. Change the living environment of pests, move the flower pots to a dry, ventilated place in the sun, and be sure to water them in time. Shade-loving flowers, such as orchids and asparagus ferns, should be shaded to prevent sunburn on the leaves.

4. Replace the potting soil. Use suitable potting soil that has been sterilized and disinfected to completely replace the soil. After changing the soil, pay attention to shade and maintain it for a period of time before you can start normal cultivation.

3. How to deal with small white worms that appear when raising earthworms at home?

It is quite common to see small flying insects when raising earthworms. This is usually because too much food is put in, causing it to rot inside, attracting some flies and other flying insects to lay eggs.

It is almost impossible to completely eliminate them. The only way to reduce their numbers is to control their food. Each feeding must be finished within 4-5 days. Also, do not feed them dairy products, oily meat, etc., as these are more likely to attract flying insects.

4. How to remove flying insects in the soil where earthworms are raised?

It is quite common to see small flying insects when raising earthworms. This is usually because too much food is put in, causing it to rot inside, attracting some flies and other flying insects to lay eggs.

It is almost impossible to completely eliminate them. The only way to reduce their numbers is to control their food. Each feeding must be finished within 4-5 days. Also, do not feed them dairy products, oily meat, etc., as these are more likely to attract flying insects.

5. There are many orange-red bugs in the earthworm breeding bed. They seem to be mites that feed on the corpses of earthworms. How can I get rid of them?

Remove the covering of the earthworm breeding bed, expose it to light, and in 2 days, the earthworms will be basically gone!

6. How to deal with the small worms inside farmed earthworms?

The answer is that you can kill the worms in the cultured earthworms with medicine.

7. How to remove the white worms bred by earthworms?

It is quite common to see small flying insects when raising earthworms. This is usually because too much food is put in, causing it to rot inside, attracting some flies and other flying insects to lay eggs.

It is almost impossible to completely eliminate them. The only way to reduce their numbers is to control their food. Each feeding must be finished within 4-5 days. Also, do not feed them dairy products, oily meat, etc., as these are more likely to attract flying insects.

8. What should I do if there are a lot of small earthworms when raising earthworms?

The earthworms are reproducing. The small earthworms are short white worms like threads. Make sure to maintain humidity.

Although they are hermaphrodites, they still need to mate for fertilization. During mating, the front ventral surfaces of the two insect bodies match each other in opposite directions of the head and tail. In most cases, the male reproductive pore of one individual is aligned with the spermathecae pore of the other individual. At this time, the annulus can secrete mucus to connect the insect bodies together, and the bristles on the body surface also connect the insect bodies.

A few days after mating, the eggs begin to mature. At this time, the annulus secretes mucus outward and surrounds the annulus. After solidification, it forms a cocoon tube. The annulus then secretes albumin, and the mature eggs are discharged into it.

9. My family members are fishing and raising earthworms. The earthworm box is placed on the balcony. As a result, a lot of small black worms flew out of the earthworm box in the past two days and lay on many clothes that are hung out to dry?

That is the sharp-eyed fungus midge, a small black fly commonly seen in flower pots, commonly known as the small black fly. It reproduces quickly and is easily born in moist soil. The larvae feed on fungi and algae in the soil and are harmless to humans. Using medicine will harm earthworms, so it is recommended to use physical control methods. You can buy a few sticky insect boards and put them on the earthworm box, and the sharp-eyed fungus midge will be stuck.