Beer, The Food Scrap Compost Bin and Fruit Flies

Ever since we started using the food scraps compost bin provided by the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (www.portlandcomposts.com) I have noticed an ever increasing presence of fruit flies in our house. Prior, we had hardy an issue. Yes, occasionally one or two of these small, winged flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, would come out of the wood work and make an appearance when a bottle of wine was uncorked. Today, they're now permanent members of our household. I blame the food scrap bin for these additional free loading “fifteen hundred bass drum-lugging bug-eyed monkeys”*. We empty the bin into our green roll cart on a daily basis and wash it frequently, but that hasn’t made a dent. We now have official occupiers living in our house. They enjoy sipping on my beer too and that’s where I draw the line. Let the battle commence. Mayor Sam Adams, what would you do?

Our new, free loading tenants.
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*PUSA - Back Porch