About Maggots
Maggots are the larval stage of flies or baby flies. They have a conical form and are usually grey or creamy white in colour. Maggots resemble little cream-colored worms, with the biggest reaching a length of 20mm, or 3/4 of an inch. It’s difficult to tell the difference between flies and their maggots. They’re dirty and slimy, and you don’t want to see them in your kitchen or anywhere else in your home. The common housefly or bluebottle fly is the source of the majority of maggots seen in or around the home.
Habits
Maggots develop into flies after a pupal stage. It may look as though the maggots arrive out of nowhere, but it’s only because you didn’t detect the fly or its eggs. At any given time, the fly may lay hundreds of eggs! Within a day, they will begin to hatch. Maggots are burrowers, with the more pointed end of their head used for digging. Maggots eat either living or decaying materials, depending on the type of fly. They dig into the material as they eat it, creating circular, bitten holes all around.
Habitats
Maggots are frequently found in locations with rotting food, organic materials, decomposing matter, and pollution. They can be found in rotten food, pet food, decaying fruit, and produce that has been set out in kitchens. Maggots can also be found in garbage cans that haven’t been sealed for a long time or in rubbish that hasn’t been thrown out.
Threats
Maggots should be dealt with swiftly, despite the fact that they are silent invaders. Fly infestations and animal illness are two of the threats of maggots if you have pets. They can cause bacterial poisoning if they get into any food that is intended for human consumption. Maggot infestation is defined as the larvae (Maggot) invading the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Maggot infestation is a situation in which fly maggots feed on live creatures’ tissues and grow. True myiasis is caused by flies depositing eggs in or on tissues on purpose.
Prevention
If you detect maggots in your garage or basement, clean and mop the area, thoroughly, remove any rotting material, and discard it immediately outside the house in a sealed garbage can with a tight-fitting lid. If the maggot problem is mostly outside, clean up any locations where flies have been spotted, such as around ruined dog food, discarded food, pet excrement, and other trash.
