LOL from what ive read that's the decomposing critters!! LOL it's totally cool!! :')) i think they are maggots, are they white?>? man they are awesome decomposers!!

IT's good from a decomposition perspective, the bugs are eating away and bug poop makes good compost.

But its bad from gross out perspective... it can give you nightmares if you think about it too much.

By next year, when you want to use the stuff, those guys will be long gone - no worries...

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here's another link for the one on another forum about the same thing!! very interesting!! :'>> hope it helps some :'>
do they look something like this??
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Here is a link that might be useful: on composting and maggots :'}}

Oh man too nasty! I went out to check them out again and I could hear them in there... like a slimey ball of worm!

Might take a while to get that visual out of my head... anyway, I took some pictures which you see below. They almost look like grubs. Looks almost the same as what destroyed my yellow and zucchini squash plants. I'm going to add some dry brown material and see if that helps.

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Welcome to the world of Black Soldier Fly Larvae. They are considered beneficial compost insects.

Here is a link that might be useful: BSF

Those are black soldier fly larva and they are great for your compost. Think of them as earthworms wearing armor.

The flies they turn into are almost invisible, so don't worry about that, and in the meantime, they are devoting themselves to breaking down all those food wastes you put in the compost. They love table scraps and moisture and all that. They are nothing to worry about and in due time they will vanish completely from your compost as they run out of food and other creatures move in to do their part in breaking down your raw materials into beautiful soil.

Anyway, if you don't like 'em, dry browns will do some good, as I believe they particularly like moist environments.

That said, BSF larva are up there with earthworms when it comes to breaking down whole foods into bite-size pieces that are easier for the bacteria and fungi to attack, so you should be proud to have them in your compost!

wow! thanks for the information... I guess that will put my gag reflex at ease knowing they are beneficial. I'll keep feeding them the good stuff!

YAY i was right!! WOO HOO!! LOL dang i do believe i am getting the sorta hang of this!! LOL :')) !~Medo