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Is this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 hours ago by ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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These things appeared in friends flat. What are they?

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[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 37 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Grain moth larva. Good luck. The damn things are a pain to get rid of once you have them. You'll want to pitch any food that isn't 100% air tight sealed (bags or boxes of cereal, rice, flour, sugar, noodles, etc.) and then clean out any cabinets really well to make sure you get rid of as many eggs as possible. After that make sure you don't leave any food unsealed for the next few months because odds are they will keep popping back up ocasionally for a bit and if they can get into anything when they do then the infestation starts all over. As far as infestations go they aren't the worst to deal with but they are anoying.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not just sealed. They will get into sealed cardboard boxes and through thin plastic. Like bags, forget it. Everything either needs to go into glass, metal, the fridge, or thick plastic, like tupperware. Also they will eat stuff you'd never expect, like spices, even hot pepper.

[–] Doofytoe@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 hours ago

Whay they 👆 said, have fun. They're a pain in the ass to get rid of.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 44 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, it is. If they’re in a flat, probably flour moths. Your friend should check any containers with food, especially grains.

[–] ambitious_bones@lemmy.world 44 points 7 hours ago

We eventually found the source. They came from a pack of dried figs.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Free protein kind king!

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 4 hours ago

HAKUNA.... MATATA!

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Looks like some fried rice I got once in Santa Carla back in the 80s. Thinking about it, eating take out with some dudes in a cave under a pier probably was not the smartest of things to do.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You're still going on about that? They were only noodles, Michael! Noodles and rice. Tell me, how could a billion Chinese people be wrong?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago

That's a mealworm, and they make great fish bait, or lizard food.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

~~I'm quite outside of my expertise here, but I think it might be a mealworm. A beetle larvae. That would technically make it not a maggot (which are fly larvae).~~

~~But it's just a guess.~~

@PonyOfWar@pawb.social's suggestion fits better.