Black-and-white drawing (top) of weevil with large snout for piercing the nut and depositing eggs. Photos below of nuts ravaged with exterior holes and blackened interiors.

Figure 21. The pecan weevil punctures nuts, and its larvae damage the kernel and then create a small hole through which the larvae exit the nuts.

Black-and-white drawing (top) of weevil with large snout for piercing the nut and depositing eggs. Photos below of nuts ravaged with exterior holes and blackened interiors.