VASCM: Keeping Fruit Flies Out of Macro Bins During Ferment

[Ryan Beauregard]

painters plastic, clothes line, and a bungee cord also work great.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Nick de Sieyes <nrdesieyes at ucdavis.edu>
wrote:

> There are commercially available lids
> <http://morewinemaking.com/products/macro-bin-lid.html>. Alternatively,
> some folks drape plastic sheeting over the cap on the inside of the bin,
> which works well enough to reduce insect access to the cap. There are also
> commercially available screens
> <http://thevintnervault.com/index.php?p=view_product&product_id=4252> you
> can purchase.  Or you could make your own screen w/ a simple wood frame
> covered w/ a mesh (like this
> <http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Mountain-LIB146274-Packaged-No-See-Um/dp/B004ASJESM>)
> for a fraction of the cost.
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Jeff Griffin via VASCM <vascm at kkn.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>> Anyone mind giving us advice on best methods for keeping fruit flies out
>> of macro bins during ferment?
>>
>> Jeff
>> _______________________________________________
>> VASCM mailing list (http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/vascm)
>> Post to: vascm at kkn.net
>> Manage your subscription at: http://www.kkn.net/mailman/options/vascm
>> Archives at: http://www.kkn.net/mailman/private/vascm/
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Nicholas R. de Sieyes, PhD
> Postdoctoral Scholar
> Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
> University of California, Davis
> 831.688.1190 (office)
> 805.403.6820 (cell)
> nrdesieyes at ucdavis.edu
>
> _______________________________________________
> VASCM mailing list (http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/vascm)
> Post to: vascm at kkn.net
> Manage your subscription at: http://www.kkn.net/mailman/options/vascm
> Archives at: http://www.kkn.net/mailman/private/vascm/
>



-- 
Ryan Beauregard
Winemaker
Beauregard Vineyards
10 Pine Flat Road
Bonny Doon California 95060

831-425-7777 ext 3

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
Dr. Seuss

"The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.”
Teddy Roosevelt
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.kkn.net/pipermail/vascm/attachments/20150622/d820d202/attachment.html>