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Mumsnet Discussions: Food : following on from the not just any maggots, these are M&S maggots thread...should I clear certain other foods in the fridge out? (9 messages)

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By MNersanonymous on Tue 06-May-08 19:25:19

Ok dh found a maggot in a strawberry just now. It had been in a package that was open in the fridge. Should we clear out other stuff that was uncovered/ exposed in the fridge??

Do maggots spread??? I am totally clueless about maggot movements/ habits!

Any advice welcome.

By suedonim on Tue 06-May-08 19:56:04

I had a maggot in my leg about 18mths ago. Luckily, dh didn't throw me out. grin

By solo on Wed 07-May-08 13:39:51

I'm sure you don't need to throw anything else out. The magot would probably have been too cold to move. They only spread if you've got an egg laying fly in there(I believe). Your other food will be fine, I'm sure.

By solo on Wed 07-May-08 13:40:14

magGot

By cornsilk on Wed 07-May-08 13:41:59

My dh's step mum once (tried to) feed me raspberries crawling with maggots. She said they were fine as they had only fed from the raspberry. hmm

By MrsBadger on Wed 07-May-08 14:02:57

[sigh]

maggots are baby flies

you get them where a fly has laid its eggs

one maggot hatches from each egg

they cannot multiply or breed or fly, they can only wriggle around

they don't spread disease - the only risk comes from the feet of the fly who laid the egg.

all that happened was one fly laid one egg in one strawberry several weeks ago, probably in a field in Kenya

bin that one and the rest of the fridge will be fine

By cupsoftea on Wed 07-May-08 14:04:20

no problem - tasty fried

By MNersanonymous on Wed 07-May-08 15:10:42

Thanks Mrs Badger - was probably overreacting but it was just so revolting I couldn't bear the thought of it.

By VacantlyPretty on Wed 07-May-08 15:12:21

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