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Bugs found in worm bin

Bugs found in worm bin
Québec, Quebec, Canada
December 16, 2009
I'm doing worm composting in my apartment. At the beginning I've added some outdoor earth that seemed to introduce those insects to my worm bin. A few weeks ago those ones have developed and are now eating most of the trash destined to my worms. I don't know if I should do something about them since there is quite a huge number of them now. First thing is to know what they are before taking any actions.

Thanks
Jason

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These are in the family Uropo
These are in the family Uropodidae. There are several species in this family that commonly infest worm beds.

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Not an ID
mites?

 
I agree
though not sure whether further IDable.