jkantharaj
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Hello,
I see some maggots in my compost bin, are they okay ? if not how to destroy them ?
Thanks
J. Kantharaj
I see some maggots in my compost bin, are they okay ? if not how to destroy them ?
Thanks
J. Kantharaj
Maggots
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Hello Sir
Maggots are fly larvae and occur when flies lay eggs on organic waste. They typically have a 7-day life cycle with fluctuations depending on temperatures and other conditions such as moisture. Maggots are more common in warmer temperatures.
To prevent maggots from occurring prevent mature flies from laying eggs, and control flies.
Find and remove the source – which could be a dead animal, rotting food or the bin.
Sweep up the maggots, and leave them outside in the garden – birds will eat them, particularly if they are left on a bird table.
Boiling water kills maggots, which is useful in bins and other containers where the water can be disposed of easily afterwards
Cover the maggots with lime, salt or vinegar.
Maggots are fly larvae and occur when flies lay eggs on organic waste. They typically have a 7-day life cycle with fluctuations depending on temperatures and other conditions such as moisture. Maggots are more common in warmer temperatures.
To prevent maggots from occurring prevent mature flies from laying eggs, and control flies.
Find and remove the source – which could be a dead animal, rotting food or the bin.
Sweep up the maggots, and leave them outside in the garden – birds will eat them, particularly if they are left on a bird table.
Boiling water kills maggots, which is useful in bins and other containers where the water can be disposed of easily afterwards
Cover the maggots with lime, salt or vinegar.
Magg0ts
hi!
Birds like Hen will love to eat those maggots. You can also feed your fish with maggots. For your info, there are companies which produce commercially fly maggots for fish feed!
If you dont want to see those maggots, you have to keep the area clean free from accumulation of waste food material and dirt/rotting/fermenting materials where flys lay egg.
Rgds
Anba
hi!
Birds like Hen will love to eat those maggots. You can also feed your fish with maggots. For your info, there are companies which produce commercially fly maggots for fish feed!
If you dont want to see those maggots, you have to keep the area clean free from accumulation of waste food material and dirt/rotting/fermenting materials where flys lay egg.
Rgds
Anba