ants in compost bin

I had a large bag of compost from the garden centre that I bought earlier in the year, I put it in the greenhouse.   I went to use it yesterday and the whole bag was one large ants nest!   I cannot move it by myself with so many ants inside... so I will have to wait until they decide to emmigrate!

You could pour boiling water into the bag to kill it all off.  Not nice, but at least it would resolve the issue faster.

Ants are ok in the bin and will break the contents up for you

Your bin has to be natural and full of life so don't go killing it by adding chemicals

Ah yes, no nasties in your bin please.  I got a rat in mine and everyone suggested poison but I kept wetting it to drown the varmint out. It worked.  They don't like a wet bed

It's a living, breathing life force which teems with all manner of insect, worms, ants, woodlice etc all working at breaking down the organic matter for you.  Mice do a good job of aerating your heap or bin for you too so don't be quick to evict those.  You know when you have mice as the heap will look as it it's been chopped up small, it looks smooth and there are holes in it like a Swiss cheese.  Plus mousey looks startled when you take off the lid