Maggots On Bathroom Floor

This happened four times either one or two just on the floor.

Maggots on bathroom floor.

We received a question from a reader recently about a small maggot or something like a maggot that he found in his bathroom. This tiny white maggoty looking worm with light pinkish head and tail was on the edge of my bathroom. Remove the vacuum bag immediately afterward and place it in a plastic garbage bag. Eliminate them by thoroughly scrubbing the drains with a pipe brush.

The reader s email to us does a decent job covering his situation so we ll quote it in full with the addition of several articles definite and indefinite. Woke up at 330am to use bathroom and noticed maggots on my bathroom floor. I walked down the hall to kitchen and notice more on the floor. Got back from holiday yesterday afternoon.

The insect s larvae typically look like worms and are legless gray and usually about 3 8 inch long. These worms are actually not worms at all but the larvae of the moth fly. Wait a little while then follow up with an enzyme based drain cleaner. Pour boiling water into the drain.

Use a vacuum cleaner to suck up any flies and maggots you see moving along the floor or hiding in wall crevices floorboards or under rugs. Then i found two in the middle of the bathroom floor. Tie the bag tightly and throw it away. The bathroom has.

Drain flies thrive in damp environments that offer food sources such as the insides of shower and sink drains. Then around 8 p m. Back from holiday and found maggots in the bathroom. After eliminating the maggot s food source begin removing the maggots and flies.

Maggots and flies like to avoid peppermint and the peppermint oil also has the benefit of leaving behind a fresh clean scent which will cover up any rotten food smells. To get rid of maggots the best thing to do is remove the conditions that attracted the maggots to begin with in other words clean the maggot ridden areas thoroughly. Maggots thrive in unsanitary places around the house like a bathroom floor that hasn t been cleaned in awhile. The vinegar works at keeping the bubbles at bay as you don t want a ton of them over the surface of your floors or counters and it also has a natural antiseptic property too.

The drains in this house are rubbish. Also known as the drain fly the moth fly commonly frequents areas in which moisture is present such as tubs and sinks.