From loscott@envsci.rutgers.EDU Wed Aug 11 10:58:06 1999
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:48:30 -0700
From: Loren Muldowney <loscott@envsci.rutgers.EDU>
To: sanet <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
Subject: RE:  MAGGOTS, andbody ever hear of "limberneck"?

I picked up another tip about maggots recently, and am seeking an
expansion of this knowledge, especially in view of the idea of feeding
the maggots to fish.

After a big picnic this summer, the refuse got tossed into a metal 55
gallon drum.  (As usual, it is very difficult to get a large group of
people to do what you want them to with their waste)
Anyway, a day or so later, my Grandad and I were out there and he noted
with disgust that there were maggots in the can and mentioned he would
have to burn the whole mess, which he proceeded to do without delay.

Ignorant creature that I am, I asked about the use of the chickens to
clean up the maggot problem.

"No!  Fly maggots will kill your chickens," he says.  "They get all
wobbly and can't hold their heads up, then they fall over and eventually
die."

He didn't know the causative agent, but mentioned that these symptoms
were well known and were referred to as "limberneck."

Can anyone provide more details?

Loren M.

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