Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Maggots are a common sight in compost piles and bins, but what do they do? What kind of maggots should you ...

Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they're harmless. Finding a modest number of them in an active bin is usually a good sign, not a bad one. I'm a ...

I've been composting my kitchen waste for 20 years, and there's not much in the way of rotting food that can gross me out anymore. But last summer, the maggots appeared. For years we'd had an open-air ...

Most people shudder when they see maggots in their bin composter or compost pile. They may be startling in their appearance and movement, but they won’t hurt you or the compost. In fact, they play a ...

Most people shudder when they see maggots in their bin composter or compost pile. They may be startling in their appearance and movement, but they won't hurt you or the compost. In fact, they play a ...

The black soldier fly is a veritable eating machine – at least in its larval stage. Despite its rather martial name, it's not an insect that would ever do anyone any harm. Its larvae feed on rotting ...

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Do the city composting piles not generate enough heat to kill apple maggots? My husband and I used to live on a farm where we had cows, horses and chickens that generated a lot of manure. Over the ...

Q: I put two pumpkins in my compost. Will there be a problem with maggots? - E.P., Houston A: Chop the pumpkins, if possible, with a sharp shovel or axe. The smaller pieces will decompose more quickly ...

SUNNYSIDE — Agricultural authorities have told a Sunnyside business to stop making compost from yard waste until it figures out how to prevent the spread of apple maggots, a pest quarantined since the ...

Shred them with a lawn mower and put them into a compost pile. Add 1 cup of dry molasses for each cubic yard of leaves, and keep the pile moist. Compost will result in a few months. About 20 years ago ...

QUINCY – A composting company that operates at Ovenell Farms in Quincy was forced to halt hauling unprocessed organic waste from Seattle July 7 after inspectors discovered apple maggot larvae. The ...