Can you say "time to pupate"? These fly larvae cannot move into the pupae phase in the bin, but crawl out, often enmasse, in search of a nice, quiet place in the soil in which to develope into adults.

Well, either that or they caught wind of your plans for detonation...

My suspicion is that at some point this summer, provided there is no ordinance in evidence, they'll be back.

Kelly S

Maybe they were not what you thought, they could be aliens and just set off back to mars in the little space ships you told us about I do hope they don't come back regards john

John, you obviously don't know aliens. I know the difference between soldier fly larva and aliens. For one thing, the larva are on foot. Also, aliens tend to visit the bins singularly, whereas the larva gather enmasse with a singular intent on eating the whole time.

In addition, I can't with certainty say the aliens were intending to return to Mars when they left my place...I can't even say they were Martian aliens or had ever been to Mars.

I can only hope the aliens return...the larvae, I think, will never return...maybe their offspring.

Chuckiebtoo

you could be right either way I do wish you well kind regards john