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Q: What causes maggots in food?
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What causes maggots in carpets?

Uncleanliness to start with.


Will you get maggots if there's a fly in your house?

Flies look for a food source upon which to lay their eggs and provide nourishment for the developing maggots. If there is no moist food available for the fly to deposit her eggs, then you will not get maggots in your house.


Why is maggots found in decaying food?

because maggots live in dead bodies or any where disgusting


How do magets get om food?

Maggots are the larvae of regular flies which lay there eggs in old food/meat/faeces. These eggs hatch into maggots which eventually become flies. So it goes, eggs ---> maggots ---> flies


What can you feed maggots?

you can feed any type of birds maggots etc. (swallows , starlings)you can also feed fish maggots for when you go fishing.


How can maggots grow?

Maggots can grow to several centimeters long and wide. The more food that is available, the bigger they will grow.


Why are maggots scavengers?

Maggots are Scavengers because they cannot hunt their own food, therefore they have to live off of already dead animals.


How do maggots appear on rotting food in airtight container?

Only if food was contaminated before.


Can maggots live without food?

To stop a maggot from turning into a maggot you would have to kill it. To kill them without chemicals you can sprinkle the maggots with salt or cover them in a mixture of vinegar and water.


Can maggots climb?

Maggots can climb in search of a new source of food. They are only capable of travelling short distances due to their body design.


Are maggots nocturnal or diurnal?

Maggots are generally diurnal. This means that they are generally active during the day and during the night or whenever there is food available.


What happens to food when spoiling occurs?

It decays and grows mold and maggots