In this video, I share with you how to control mites in your worm bin. I cover simple tips like burring food scraps as well as more advanced concepts like managing humidity and acidity levels within your system. Mites are part of the vermicompost ecosystem, they come and go and humidity and acidity levels fluctuate. However, sometimes mite population explosion can offset the balance inside your composting system. In this video, I cover how I manage mite population inside of my vermicompost system, and specially how to control humidity and acidity as a way to keep mite population in check and have a healthy system.
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0:14 Mites are part of the ecosystem inside your worm bin
0:33 Mites are after the food scraps, not your worms
0:55 Simple ways to troubleshoot mite population explosion
1:30 Burry your food scraps inside your bin
2:10 Mite population in perspective, focus on balance not eradication
3:00 Two variables that determine mite population: humidity and acidity
4:54 Let's talk about acidity
5:24 Eggshells and Biochar as a way to lower acidity
5:40 Carbon to nitrogen ratio
6:30 Common mistake that throws off acidity
7:28 Aid circulation as a key factor for worm health
8:10 Creating air pockets inside of your vermicompost system to lover humidity and impact mite population
9:23 Bedding and why your choice of bedding will impact air circulation
10:32 Catching system to reduce excess fluids and increase carbon:nitrogen ratio.