Hard to really judge your problem from your description. A guess would be not enough browns.

Is it s closed system ? I.e.: drum?

What are you putting in it? And approximate ratios. What I'm getting at is, if you're putting kitchen scraps in, what are you adding to them?

I am using a covered bin that I add materials to over time and remove the compost from a door at the bottom. For the browns, I use dead leaves and shredded paper. We have increased the amount of fruits and veggies we eat, hence more scraps, but now that you're asking, I haven't increased the amount of browns I add. Can adding more browns keep the bug problem under control?

Make sure you cover your kitchen scraps each time you add them. Although this won't do all that much for crawly bugs. But it will also help dry things out just a bit if your browns are dry, which will help make it less attractive.

Turning the contents now and then is a good thing. Depending on what bin you have, you can take it right off the pile, set it up next to it and fork the top part back in, until you get down to usable compost. It's better for your soil to use it as soon as it looks like compost, because it will just keep shrinking.

Thanks, I'll try that. I've let a layer of the greens build up before I add the dry leaves but I'll do them simultaneously now.

Most all of the critters you describe inhabiting your compost like an environment that is moister than is good for composting, so how wet is your compost? The largest single problem I have seen with composting is a too wet mix.

Expose the pile and birds and other creatures will help balance that problem.

Great idea!

Exposed the pile for a couple of days and excess insects gone!

Good to hear it elizkempski.