Also, he says you can tell the maggots from the rice because the maggots look like a piece of rice with a black head. Fly larvae are commercially available for biological research and as food for some pets. A local pet store may be a source of information. One way to remove the larvae from decomposed meat is to place the meat in a box with openings in the bottom corners with containers under the openings. The larvae will crawl to the corners where they will fall into the containers.
Bright lights seem to aid in driving the larvae off into the containers.
Wash in cool water and cook. Another method is to place larvae in an old sock and rinse in cool water a couple of times. Then remove larvae and boil for five minutes and add a bullion cube. When the cube is dissolved, you are ready for your stew. Honey Bees Honey bees are accepted around the world as a favored food.