Maggots are flies’ larvae that emerge from the eggs and feed on decaying materials. They are small, white, worm-like creatures found in the base or on the walls of a garbage can. Flies are attracted to the rotting organic material in your trash can, where they lay their eggs, and these eggs hatch in 24 hours to form maggots. They develop in warm and humid environments, which they get in enclosed garbage cans. Although they can be seen in any month, hot summer months are the most favorite seasons for their growth, when one can easily see them in one’s garbage cans.
Eliminating them can be tricky. Here, our experts bring you detailed guidance on how to say goodbye to maggot infestation that can carry disease and pose a health hazard to you and your family.
Go through this proven step-by-step guidance on getting rid of maggots and ensure effective control over them before the problem gets out of your hand.
The first step is to empty your garbage can into a large plastic bag or wait for the garbage collector, who will empty the trash in their garbage collection vehicle. You can get rid of maggots only when your trash can is empty and thoroughly cleaned. Ensure thorough cleaning of your garbage can after disposing of the trash and killing the maggots, or else flies will soon lay eggs and repopulate it.
After you empty the garbage can, you should pour boiling water over the maggots that kill them. Ensure they are fully submerged in hot water. You don’t need any pesticide that may not be completely safe to use.
You can even use a pure bleaching powder and hot water in a 50:50 ratio and close the lid. The fumes will kill the maggots and disinfect the surface area. However, to ensure maggot infestation is gone for good, you need to follow the other steps.
Maggots can return to your garbage can if any food residue is left, and you don’t care to clean the trash can thoroughly. If you want to ensure houseflies don’t lay eggs again in your trash can, you must clean the can thoroughly using a brush, hot water, and dish soap. You need to brush it vigorously to remove any food residue, larvae, or debris. Using a suitable vinegar solution (Vinegar to water-1:3) or a bleach solution can help disinfect the can. Ensure rinsing the can with clean water after using the solution.
When you have cleaned your trash bin thoroughly and dried it, you should line it up with one of the giant garbage bags available online from our store. You can check out and order a suitable jumbo-sized bag available for 8-10 Gallon to 55-60 Gallon of sealing can. Ensure you choose these large-sized garbage bags made of thick and tough plastic. Collecting your daily garbage into it and getting it disposed of on a collection day will help you get a sparkling trash can with no food residue or debris.
At times, your jumbo-sized bag may slip from the rim of your garbage bin due to the pressure of food items or recyclables. Such a case may lead to food spillage, inviting house flies and maggot infestation. Why not secure your garbage can inner liner with a super-sized rubber band? You can easily get it from online retailers or local stores. It will help you secure your trash can inner-lined garbage bag in its place and help you say goodbye to any issue of food spillage, residuals left in trash cans or maggot infestation.
Before you reuse your trash can after thorough cleaning, you must let it dry completely. You should always use jumbo-sized garbage bags to collect garbage or food waste. You should keep the lid of the trash can closed to prevent flies from laying eggs. Using a garbage can liner will repel flies and prevent them from laying eggs.
Besides these, you should not forget to clean your garbage can regularly to remove any food residue. In case you have a compost bin, you should ensure its proper management. Your prompt disposal of waste, thorough cleaning and disinfecting of your trash can, and using giant-sized garbage bags as inner liners of the trash can will help you prevent maggot infestation and say goodbye to any health hazards due to the same.
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