Comments on: Maggot Wars: The Worms Strike Back

By: Pallet Stackers

Pallet Stackers — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:57:24 +0000

Summer always seems to give me maggot issues. I just don’t know how the flies get in to leave their lavae but my cat always seems to find the maggots! Horrible things

By: Rachel Burnett

Rachel Burnett — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:30:32 +0000

Hi there,

Just read the thread on this site. I too have been invaded by the horrible maggots. With a bit of investigating I think I have found out what these maggots are:

http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/

It looks like they are also a source of composting but I hate having them in my farm. I love my worms and I don’t think they should have any competition. I also didn’t fancy lifting the lid the day these fat suckers hatched!!! I am going to try the bread trick as I have also spent a morning picking through my compost trying to remove all the maggots. (think I might have nightmares about that!!) Anyway Happy Wormfarming

By: Nepenthes831

Nepenthes831 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:15:52 +0000

I too am experiencing these wretched invaders and have yet to come up with a solution, while they do not seam to be bothering my fine establishment of red worms, they do present some irritation to me. i do not know whether they will come back later to devour my worms one they have developed into their adult stage, right at the moment they are in their chrysalis stage and i am waiting to see what happens, if they do present a problem there is a great method of separating your worms from the soil i saw on Utube which i will post here once i find it again if any of your are interested.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:55:20 +0000

The maggots in the top photo look exactly like ones that have invaded my worm farm. So disgusting. I pick them out but they breed overnight it seems – and there they are again, back in full force. I now am trying the bread and milk strategy.

However I need to know how they got there and what they are. They are not the normal maggots that one sees from blowflies. They develop into a large brownish grub that looks as though it might become a chrysalis. The worm farm is covered and flies cannot get in. So I am wondering if fruit that I have put in might have had fruit fly eggs in the skin of fruit (mostly pawpaw) that I feed them.

I shall get some garden lime.

Ideas about what they are?

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:08:52 +0000

Thanks for the great tip!

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:48:20 +0000

Thanks for popping by and checking out my ‘Recycled Pots’ post!!! I ‘ve been having a quick read of your blog and so far I just love it all…. Thanks for the tips for getting maggots out of my compost. Can’t wait to see how you go with your version of the recycled pots.

Jodie’s last blog post..Xmas Spirit…..

By: jeanie

jeanie — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:59:36 +0000

Wow – thanks for the tips – now if only I had a worm farm!!

We once had an attack of maggots (alcoholic flatmate + meat in bin + Queensland heat + time) and after sweeping, thought to put them down near an ants nest. I die a thousand buddhist deaths when I recall the resultant carnage!

jeanie’s last blog post..It could get worse