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The Conotrachelus posticatus is a species of true weevil within the beetle family Curculionidae. C.posticatus is found in North America.It is on average 3.7–5 mm (0.15–0.20 in) long, and it is present in North America (particularly in Minnesota, Florida, and Texas) all the way to Panama. [1]
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Acorns per pound range from 200 to 750. Acorns mature from August to November of the second year. Trees begin bearing acorns when they are about 25 years old, and optimum production is reached when they are between 50 and 75 years of age. Good acorn crops are frequent, occurring at 1- or 2-year intervals, with light crops in intervening years.
The flowers are catkins, maturing in about 6–7 months into acorns 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) long and 2–4 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad. [3] Acorns are most often distributed by water due to their buoyancy and preferred habitat. Acorns germinate best in moist soils and when covered with leaf litter. [8]
The Lyme disease tick has a two-year cycle, so the following year after a bumper crop is a warning to hunters that they should be even more vigilant and aware of the possibility of ticks hitching ...
The resulting larvae feed on the kernel and when fully developed, tunnel out of the nut, fall to the ground and dig themselves a small chamber. They may wait one or two years before pupating . [ 4 ] Garry oak acorns were collected in 1996, 1997 (low crop years) and in 1998 (high crop year) to examine infestation damage.
The acorns are 1.5–2 cm (5 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) long, blackish-brown, and mature in 6–8 months from pollination; the kernel is sweet, and is an important food for people and for certain other mammals. [5] The seeds of this tree are called chich’il in Ndee, wi-yo:thi or toa in O’odham, bellotas in Spanish, and acorns in English. [6]
The acorns of the Shumard oak provide food for various songbirds, game birds such as wild turkey and quail, waterfowl, white-tailed deer, feral hogs, and various rodents such as squirrels. The leaves and twigs can also provide browse for white-tailed deer. [6] Oak wilt can attack all red oaks, including the Shumard oak.