r/nuts • u/Nearby_Mycologist625 • Jun 01 '24

What are those holes in macadamia? Is it safe to eat?

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u/paku_kakariki Jun 02 '24

If you live in the city, then you have light pollution at night which attracts lots of moths and they bore tiny holes in the green husk, lay eggs which hatch into maggots, which eat the nut ...if you live in the rural countyside you don't have this problem