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PaleoTemp said:

Maggots is a very broad term, what kind of maggots are good in the compost, various flesh decomposing maggots?
I do not see maggots as something to be too happy about.
Delia floralis or Delia radicum maggots will eat the live roots of your turnips and cabbage for example.

I just did a quick google search so I don't have an detailed response for you. Those are just a few things I read when I googled maggots in soil. Some say they are good for compost bins because they aerate the soil. But in the garden they can destroy the roots of your plants. I wasn't arguing in favor of maggots. Quite the contrary actually, I'm bummed about having to get rid of the contents of that container.