Subject: I can’t identify this bug
Location: Georgia
October 5, 2015 9:53 pm
This bug was in my friend’s hair and I must know what it is. Is it some type of weevil?
Signature: KDD
Dear KDD,
This is indeed an Acorn Weevil or Nut Weevil in the genus Curculio. Finding it in your friend’s hair seems purely coincidental. According to BugGuide: “Female uses her long snout for boring into nuts/acorns, and deposits eggs there. Larvae feed inside the acorn/nut and emerge to pupate in the soil.”
acorn-weevil , are they harmful to humans. I found one in my bedroom? Pls help , is there something I can do to prevent them?
Acorn Weevils are not a threat to humans.