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== Problems == |
== Problems == |
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As with humans maggots have been known for getting women pregnant and not calling the night afterwards. They are also very smelly. |
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As with [[flea]]s and [[tick]]s, maggots can be a threat to household pets. Flies reproduce rapidly in the summer months and maggots can come in large numbers, creating a maggot infestation and a high risk of [[myiasis]] in pets. Humans are not immune to the feeding habits of maggots and can also contract myiasis. Interaction between humans and maggots usually occurs near garbage cans, dead animals, rotten food, and other breeding grounds for maggots. It may take 8-20 hours for maggots to grow. |
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A major problem also arises when maggots turn into flies and start the life cycle over again. Within a few generations the number of maggots exponentially grows and becomes a serious problem. Professionals can remove maggots or many over the counter bug sprays can be used to deter flies and maggots. Keeping trash in a sealed container and using a [[garbage disposal]] or freezing rotting leftovers until rubbish collection day helps prevent infestation. |
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=== Parasitic Maggots === |
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While most maggots only eat [[necrotic]] tissue in living animals and are thus arguably [[symbiotic]], certain types of maggots are [[parasitic]], such as [[Botfly]] larvae. These larvae spend part of their life cycle as parasites under the skin of living animals. As a result [[myiasis]] can occur in the host causing symptoms from sores and irritating lesions to death. This is particularly a problem in warm and damp climates where flies multiply more rapidly. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:37, 16 April 2008
Look up maggot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera (flies). Sometimes the word is used to denote the larval stage of any insect.
Uses
Maggot therapy
The use of maggots includes coca-cola - they use maggots for the brown sight of the beverage.
Problems
As with humans maggots have been known for getting women pregnant and not calling the night afterwards. They are also very smelly.
References
External links
- Maggot vending machines in the UK
- Maggot Therapy Project website at the University of California, Irvine, list of maggot therapy practitioners
- http://www.monarchlabs.com/ suppliers of Medical Maggots™ (disinfected Phaenicia sericata larvae), picture of Medical Maggots™ vial
- http://www.bterfoundation.org/ BioTherapeutics Education and Research Foundation
- Get rid of Maggots Website with visitors' input on getting rid of maggots
- Biotherapy with leeches and maggots
- Maggots used for sexual stimulation in humans