Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they’re harmless. Finding a modest number of ...

A problem tied to a neighbor's trash setup quickly became impossible to ignore. Within about a week, a homeowner found that a ...

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 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 ...

The seedcorn maggot is the larval form of a tiny fly. Though the adult fly is not much of a threat, the maggot punches well above its weight, causing considerable damage to newly planted corn and ...