Just read that a single indoor compost bin can attract hundreds of fruit flies if you don't freeze scraps first, found it in a city extension office PDF

I was looking at the Seattle Public Utilities site for bokashi tips and downloaded their guide. Page 4 had a line about fruit fly eggs already being on produce skins when you buy it. If you just toss scraps in a countertop bin, you're basically incubating them. They said freezing scraps for 48 hours before adding them to your compost system kills the eggs. I've been doing it for a week now and my kitchen is way clearer. Has anyone else tried this, or is there another method that works?

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robin_foster114d ago

Notice how many modern problems get solved by going back to simple, old-school steps like freezing things. We overcomplicate pest control with sprays and traps when the answer is just a couple days in the freezer. Makes you wonder what other easy fixes we're missing.

williams.amy14d ago

Watched my neighbor panic over pantry moths last month. She bought every chemical spray at the hardware store. I finally told her to just bag all her dry goods and stick them in the deep freeze for four days. Totally worked, cost her nothing, and her kitchen didn't smell like poison.