Gave us Maggots

ktcoil

Hi we recently moved into a house and the current people left a bin with food in it, there was loads of maggots which were crawling out even with the lid closed, managed ti clean the bin out and used antiseptic disinfectant and have sprayed the ins with this but seem to still get flys is there something we can put in the bins to stop flys?

heartbreak_star

Yes.

Boiling water, or insect killer. Antiseptic will do nothing against either maggots or flies, you'll just have really clean maggots or flies...

HBS x

System

Some help re. getting rid of maggots and flies here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Maggot-Infestation

ktcoil

thanks for that

pogofish

How is this an H&B issue..?

Surely In my Home is a much more appropriate forum?

ktcoil

indeed. thanks

Starrystarrynight1

I'd be asking the council for another bin (or buying one if wheelie bins aren't in use yet).

ktcoil

we cleaned out and used Dettol spray now which has helped.

ktcoil

Thank you for your help.

ktcoil

They empty the bins every two weeks.