Seeing a lot of acorns on the ground already? Tiny wasps are to blame
Tiny cynipid wasps have been having a banner year

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says cynipid wasps have been laying eggs in acorns in unusual numbers this year. The larvae kill the acorn, and oak trees have been dropping them in flurries.
Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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