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Originally Posted by kjc  Have you been seeing any flies in the house? The maggots usually stay where they are hatched, and the eggs are normally laid in garbage cans, feces, in wounds or open sores on the skin, etc. May just be the weather causing fly reproduction where there has been none previously.
I would clean the potty patch more frequently... and soak it in hot water with a bit of bleach for 20 minutes or so... this should kill any maggots or eggs still in the fibers.
House flys hatch out in less than 24 hours, so if you're not killing the eggs, you'll see new maggots everyday. I would wash the patch everyday for a week or two till you break the life cycle. Might continue to do that thru the summer months... and invest in a flyswatter.
I don't think extermination will help as flys can leave and return at their will... maybe find something that would discourage them from coming around. Fly tape is great, just don't get stuck in it yourself! Fix any holes in screens and doors, etc. |
Thanks!! I'm going to just throw out the patch and then bring them outside. It grosses me out! I just moved into this apartment with a tenant who has been living here for 2 years. She says there are fruit flies...I do see flies in here...I just killed one yesterday!! Eww! I have never heard of fly tape...never really had fly problem too...well going to get rid of the patch.
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Originally Posted by TxVicki If this was me I would have been washing it every day. I hope you have thrown that thing out now. Have you also gone thru your whole place to make sure they aren't anywhere else? |
I looked around, it's just in the patch. It's in the balcony...I didn't throw it out yet cuz I was scared...but I'll wear gloves and throw it out. ick