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4 Ninja Ways To Find Where Maggots Come From

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by | Insects, Maggots&nbsp;Full DisclosureIf you have maggots, you need to locate the source as quickly as possible so you can kill them before they turn into flies. But there are many, if not hundreds, of places in your home and on your property where maggots could be hatching from fly eggs.Below is my list of the 4 best ways to find where maggots are coming from, then clear instructions on how to get rid of them when you find them.Find out where maggots are coming from by:A visual inspection is a fancy way of saying take a close look to see if you can find signs of where the maggots come from. In fact, this is one of the easiest ways to tell where maggots hatched.When doing your visual inspection, check all areas of your home and property, such as cracks and crevices in floors and walls, in drains, and in crawl spaces. Also look at any good fly breeding sites, such as food scraps, rotting organic matter, and garbage cans.Click here for a list of places flies love laying their eggs, so you know where to look.Use a flashlight, black light, and even a magnifying glass to see better in dark corners and small spaces.First look for signs of maggots, such as maggot damage and pupae. I have a blog post that explains all the signs of maggots with pictures – you can read that blog post by clicking HERE.Signs like maggot damage and pupae tell you that’s a source of a maggot infestation, even if you don’t see live maggots there.Remember that flies often lay eggs in different places, often close to each other, so there could be more than one source of maggots.Don’t stop looking for maggot hatching areas if you find one – there could be more.When maggots hatch, they crawl off in a frenzy to find food.If you see live maggots, look in the opposite direction of the way they’re crawling. Look for more maggots behind them, and keep going in the opposite direction.Follow the trail (in the opposite direction), to see if you can find where they are starting their journey.A bad maggot infestation has a smell that’s hard to miss when you know what it is, so use your nose to find where maggots come from.In my experience, a maggot infestation smells like food that’s&nbsp;gone off, but with a slightly sweet or unusual smell to regular waste. It’s almost musty.You can’t always put your finger on what the smell is, but you know it’s different to the normal smell of old food.Once you smell it you become familiar with it and will recognize it if you smell it again.Follow this smell if you’re maggot hunting.As the odor gets stronger, you’re getting closer, or at least you know you’re in the general area of the maggots and can look for other signs to find them.Flies lay eggs near food, especially common house flies and fruit flies. So check your pantry, kitchen cupboards, fruit baskets, and anywhere else you keep food.Maggots can be in open or sealed containers.But how do maggots get into sealed containers or packaging? Flies lay eggs inside when the container or packaging is open. Maggots hatch from these eggs a few days later, even if the container or packaging is now closed tightly, and they start eating whatever food is around them.Flies lay eggs close to whatever their maggots eat when they hatch. Because different flies eat different things, they lay their eggs in different places.That said, most maggots come from garbage bins, either indoors or out, because most household flies eat garbage, like food scraps.If a compost bin isn’t managed properly or there’s a lot of rotting food in there, flies will take the opportunity to lay eggs there too.Don’t confuse worms for maggots or maggots for worms in a compost pile. Worms are good for the soil and finding worms in compost is a good thing.Click here if you want tips on how to identify maggots to know for sure that’s what you have.Put on gloves and take a look in your bins and compost heap to see if you can see maggots or signs of them. Use a shovel or tongs to move the waste around, and look closely.Now that you know where maggots are coming from, it’s a good idea to kill them as quickly as possible before they spread.Here are my best tips and tricks, and products from Amazon, that will help you get rid of maggots:I'm Monique. I love gardening and spending time in my backyard growing things. Here's where I share what I know about backyard pests and what to do about them, so you can enjoy your yard too.Backyard Pests participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, the ShareASale affiliate program, and other affiliate programs. This means that if you buy a product or service through one of our links, we may receive a small commission from the sale for referring you. Thank you for your support!MONIQUEMonique loves gardening and spending time in her backyard, where she grows flowers, succulents, herbs, fruits, and vegetables.Monique spends a lot of time researching how to protect her backyard from harmful pests and trying to attract beneficial insects and animals.She shares everything that she learns and tests here at Backyard Pests.&nbsp;Want to know what a maggot infestation looks like? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below is a list of things to look for if you think you have maggots, along with some pictures and video of my own infestation. If you have one or more of these signs, you probably...read moreIf you have maggots in your house or yard, how do you know where they come from? Maggots are most likely to come from indoor or outdoor bins, so this is the first place to look for them. Other maggots might come from soil, fruits, or even water. Maggots hatch from fly...read moreBackyardPests.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We also participate in other affiliate programs which compensate us for referring traffic.

by | Insects, Maggots&nbsp;Full DisclosureIf you have maggots, you need to locate the source as quickly as possible so you can kill them before they turn into flies. But there are many, if not hundreds, of places in your home and on your property where maggots could be hatching from fly eggs.Below is my list of the 4 best ways to find where maggots are coming from, then clear instructions on how to get rid of them when you find them.Find out where maggots are coming from by:A visual inspection is a fancy way of saying take a close look to see if you can find signs of where the maggots come...

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