And because houseflies breed in just a few hours, maggots can perpetuate a cycle, leading to generations of infuriating, buzzing pests. We asked two experts how to rid your home of maggots and ...

Those maggots become adult flies in a week and lay their own eggs in a similar environment, continuing the cycle. Myiasis doesn't affect the human body very often — it's more common among cows ...

That's the beginning of the life cycle.' Blow flies can lay thousands of eggs on a body, in batches of 50-100 eggs. The maggots hatch and begin to feed, grow and moult through stages called instars.