Whilst it can be a nasty shock to discover maggots in your bin it's not a surprising occurrence. The reason being that bins are the perfect breeding ground for them, particularly during warm weather.

Maggots may be the key to more accurately determining when people died, according to Florida researchers, pointing to the genetic makeup of larvae. The findings build on previous methods that ...

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 ...