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One major and one fixable bin problem—- fungus gnats irritated the birds and me today. Fixable.

my face starts burning every time I open the lid. Allergies to fungus?
 

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Chickie started itching just now after I came in from the bin. What if the birds get fungal infections? I think I need to give the bin away.
 

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Fungus gnats?? What are these things?
 

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Fungus gnats?? What are these things?
Tiny flying bugs that grow in fungus. I read a vey scary article about the dangers of composting right now. Calmed down again lol. As long as it’s not a danger to the birds I think i will only feed coffee grounds so no fungus. Chickie is sneezing after I got close to her. There’s no smell but my face burns since this morning. Jack was up close and personal with the bin yesterday installing the vents so carefully and he had nothing to say. Yesterday my face didn’t burn. Today it does.
 

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We stopped using sugar cane mulch and coir in our bins, the only time we ever had stinky worm farms and saw fungus was when we used those as bedding so we just use paper waste instead now. I wonder if you’d have less issue if you held back on the coir.
 

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We stopped using sugar cane mulch and coir in our bins, the only time we ever had stinky worm farms and saw fungus was when we used those as bedding so we just use paper waste instead now. I wonder if you’d have less issue if you held back on the coir.
I have lots of cardboard and it shreds beautifully. face and nose reacting like I rubbed chilies. No chilies today.
one time some years ago some vehicle went by and the gas fumes burned my face. I’m just scared of aspergillosis in the birds. That’s my only problem. I don’t even keep plants in the bird room!
 

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This is being recommended for the bin

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Worms have a new home with a very excited vet tech and her husband! :yes4:
 

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Her husband too, that’s great!
Husband was super excited! :roflmao: they had been wanting to start vermicomposting so this was a perfect opportunity!
 

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I can’t believe I’m going to miss the worms :laugh:
 

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@Shezbug not going to talk to me ever again? :D
 

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You can use DE for the fungus gnats. I learned this yesterday when a plant I got at Walmart was swarming with them!

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