Ever opened your trash can and immediately regretted it? If you’ve found tiny white creatures squirming through your garbage, you’ve probably encountered maggots. They may look like they appeared overnight, but there’s a simple explanation: maggots are fly larvae, and your trash can can provide the perfect environment for them to develop.
Flies are attracted to decaying food, meat, spoiled fruit, greasy paper towels, and other organic waste. Once they find a suitable food source, they can lay dozens of eggs on it. Those eggs can hatch surprisingly quickly, especially
