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Yes, hoverflies nest in compost. The insects in question (Syrphidae family) may be attracted to compost heaps, piles, and piles and to uncovered compost bins and containers. They particularly will be attracted to carbon- and nitrogen-rich materials -- especially kitchen scraps and plant parts -- which are in the process of breaking down into dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient rich humus.
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Why do fungi and bacteria cause rotting to compost?
Fungi and Bacteria causes compost to rot because they are microbes...
What do you think might happen to a strangler fig seeds that fell into the forks of a tree high in the canopy that had very little compost?
If they fall into forks of branches high in the canopy,which have very little compost ,they will not be able to survive as they use the water in the compost of the fork.
Name of natural fertilizer in farming?
Compost.
Why are dead leaves important?
You can put them in your compost.
What do you call rubbish that rots away?
compost
Where the hoverflies live?
in the house
What is the difference between compost pile and compost pit?
A compost pile is compost in a pile or heap. a compost pit is compost in a pit or hole in the ground.
How do you spell compost?
Compost.
What is the only animal able to fly backwards?
Not only Hummingbirds. Dragonflies and Hoverflies can also fly backwards.
What kinds of compost are offered at Cedar Grove?
Cedar Grove offers several kinds of compost. They sell landscape mulch, organic compost, compost with manure and compost mixed with sand. One can order the compost online.
What is an antonym for compost?
No word is exactly opposite of "compost". Most object nouns have no opposite except for the combination of "not + (that object)". Not compost is opposite of compost.
What percent of new compost should be old compost?
There is no need to mix old and new compost. Old compost ,if ready, should be used on its own. New material will take time to rot down to compost.
How is compost form?
Compost is awesome Compost is formed by decayed vegetable matter. Potting compost is a mixture of various ingredients used for potting pot plants.
Should Compost be full of Bugs and Roaches?
Commercial compost should be sterile so if bought compost the answer is no.
How does a compost bin work?
the compost turns into monkeys
What sentence can you make with the word compost?
The compost smelled.
What do rollie polies eat?
They eat compost and soil because compost is soil and soil is compost.
