Laying a sheet of plastic or cardboard over the bedding can also help reduce insect numbers. Target the reduction of citrus fruits going into your bin. Eliminating these fruits from your system often helps to reduce the fruit fly presence. If the reduction of citrus fruits proves insubstantial, reduce or eliminate all fruit from your worm bin for a period of time. Be careful not to place your worm bin in an area where it will experience temperature extremes.
Newspaper has a tendency to get matted together.
Make sure strips of newspaper are fluffed up to provide shelter for the worms and allow air to circulate. O nce you have harvested the vermicompost from your classroom worm bin use it to enhance the soil for plantings in your classroom or school garden. A worm can eat half its weight in food each day If you cut a worm in half it will not grow new parts T he Clackamas County Recycling Partnership can provide schools with a variety of resources, waste reduction education, and technical assistance. The CCRP also coordinates the Oregon Green Schools Recognition Program for Clackamas County. The Oregon Green Schools Program recognizes schools for successful waste reduction achievements.