As disgusting as maggots are, it's surprisingly easy for them to end up in your home, especially during the warmer months when flies are most active. All it takes is a forgotten piece of food, an ...

The row on the right exhibits no signs of wheat stem maggot infestation; it was not planted into a cover crop. The corn row on the left was planted into a cover crop. That demonstrates how closely ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

Whilst it can be a nasty shock to discover maggots in your bin it's not a surprising occurrence. The reason being that bins are the perfect breeding ground for them, particularly during warm weather.