For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just right -- corresponding to days old decaying fruit -- they dig in. Hypothesizing that this ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal. Ever bite into a luscious-looking apple only to be ...

As part of my radio garden studies, Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris last week had me investigate the wonderful world of moles. And this week, he stuck me with apple maggots. I think I’m seeing a method ...

My daily battle against climate change starts in the kitchen, as I separate all that organic waste so that it doesn’t later produce methane in some landfill. Those food scraps first go into a compost ...

Larvae navigate and prefer older, rotting fruit compared to fresh fruit. Most research on food sensation has focused on tastes like sweetness or saltiness. But preferences for food often depend on ...