How do maggots get into the fridge if food has been left there too long with the power off?

Question

Are the eggs already in the food? Are they sitting elsewhere in the fridge? Do they sneak in through some unsealed part of the fridge?

In: 1188

Answer 1

They can sneak in through an unsealed part of the fridge. Normally what happens, and why most food goes bad, is because there are already organisms present in the food when you get it. They’re just dormant, or of too small numbers to do anything. Given enough time, they multiply or grow, and your milk goes bad or bread gets moldy. Maggots are fly larvae, and their eggs are normally pretty sizeable (likely visible), so what probably happened in this case is a fly either laid eggs on the food before it was put in the fridge, or it got in another way.