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Steinernema feltiae VS The Fruit Flies As mentioned in my recent post about gnat-killing-nematodes, I’ve decided to test out these nematodes against another pesky worm bin fly - the fruit fly! They are reported to be effective against a wide assortment of fly (and other insect) larvae, and as I’ve discovered they do actually work reasonably well against fungus gnats.

Steinernema feltiae - Fungus Gnat Killer Fungus gnat killed by predatory nematodes, Steinernema feltiae (other critters are springtails) Back in April I wrote about a ‘fungus gnat invasion‘ in my wooden stacking vermicomposting bin.

Fungus Gnat Invasion Well, it seems the slow population growth of my ‘4 worm experiment‘ bin worms has left the door wide open for other compost organisms. When I opened the bin up last week for a watering I noticed a fair number of small maggots on some of the rotting waste materials.