Timmy and Maureen's neighbor Maggie says she collects acorns as a form of exercise. She says she is really getting a work out so far this season. Maggie claims that the more acorns you see on the ground means that the more harsh the winter will be... I notice a whole lot more nuts on the ground this year than were on the ground this time last year. What do you think?
A - The white worms are immature larvae of a type of nut weevil. The larvae are legless and curled into the shape of a "C."
Many nut weevils feed on acorns. Adult females chew holes in immature nuts with their long slender snouts so they have a place to lay eggs. The larvae hatch and feed for several weeks inside the acorns. Eventually, the acorns drop. The weevil larvae move out soon after the nuts are on the ground. They burrow into the soil where they eventually pupate. These weevils are present every year, but their numbers vary
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I don't know much about acorns predicting the weather, but I DO know that the one year I gathered a bunch of acorns to use for decoration, they had SMALL WHITE WORMS crawl out of them when I brought them into the warm house! YUCK!! Moral to the story: Leave the cute, little acorns on the ground; pick up pinecones, instead.
Speaking of weather..once upon a time we were travelling to Alyce's house with Dad..he glanced out the window, I was driving, and he pronounced that "it was going to rain today"..when I asked how he knew that, he said "because the cows are laying down!, that's a sign of rain!", ha, ha...I can't tell you how many times my wife and kids used that line thru the years and still do, ha,ha...The acorns reminded me...Jack the Farmer Tip for today!
Only Michael P. Cooker can go from acorns to cows in one paragraph. Clever thinker.
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