how do I kill nuisance maggots that appear in our bin?

Answer 1

I'd seriously consider cleaning your bin out properly. A mixture of washing up liquid, hot water and antiseptic spray should keep it clean and stop flies from becoming attracted to it. Flies tend to lay their eggs on rotting meat or vegetative waste, so cleaning does help.
Also, as a tip, if you have a take-away meal, like an Indian or a Chinese, put the waste from that in a sealed vessel, like putting it back in the bag you collected it in. The sauces used in take-away cooking are a magnet for the insect world. Also don't buy cheap binbags, buy ones that don't split, so rubbish doesn't fall out the bottom and defile your bin.
As for getting rid of the maggots, wear gloves, and throw them out in the garden. If the birds don't get them, then when they grow older the spiders will. Picking up maggots really isn't that bad.

Answer 2

Maybe you should concentrate on not getting maggots in the first place. Try throwing away the garbage sooner from the bin. Covering the bin so there is a good seal so the flies don't get a chance to lay eggs on the garbage. Food items should be tightly sealed in bags.

Answer 3

maggots in bins are fine take the lid off and let the birds party on the feast. if they are near your house or you have a shared bin area spray them with fly spray it will wipe them out. if you are a normal person and you empty your bins to the top of your drive each week then you should not get them they take 8 to 14 days to become maggots

Answer 4

Pour bleach in the bin with a little water and let it sit for a while. It will kill the maggots (which are fly larva).

Answer 5

Keep it clean, and if you use a liner pour a capful of bleach in the bottom before putting the liner/bag in.

What kind of bin?

If you have lingering solid waste in it, the best solution is to cover the waste reqularily with lime (available from a feed store). Lime deodorizes and makes the waste alkaline while tying up excess water, so vermin are less likely to live in it.

Answer 6

I would just spray them with the standard household insects spray and shut the bin lid for 5 minutes before emptying the bin.

Answer 7

Scrub them with dish soap and water and turn them upside down to dry then after dry, put bleach in a spay bottle and spray the whole insied of the bin.

Answer 8

Empty the bin and rinse it with a diluted bleach mixture.

Answer 9

put hairsspray in the bin

Answer 10

eewww! empty your bin more regularly & wash it too...... try to seal up anything that maggots like to grow in in plastic bags(bones/food etc.)