In your yard, you might also find maggots in dog poo, a dead animal or the compost bin. They will turn into pupae, then into ...

By consuming the compost, maggots help break down the organic compounds ... some residue may remain on the inside of the bin — clean this up and toss it, too. Next, kill the maggots.

Composting techniques are also underutilised. To reduce the problem, the scientists fed organic waste to the tiny soldier fly maggots which chew it up in record time, reducing composting time by a ...