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Maggot-like Creature Found in Dining Room Window is a Root Weevil Larva

“I have found the attached maggot/worm in my dining room in front of a large window,” writes this reader in southern Ontario. The maggot appears to be a creamy-white color, with a brown head and no legs.

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Plump, White Worm-like Creature on Front Porch is a Root Weevil Larva

A plump, white worm-like creature with a black/brown head was found on this reader’s front porch and he wonders what it could be. The tiny specks around it are sand, as our reader recently moved their sandbox away from the area the creature was discovered in.

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White Larvae Falling From the Ceiling May Be Root Weevil Larvae

A property manager was contacted about “maggots falling from the ceiling” by the residents in an old building in Southern California, and in turn contacted us about receiving an identification of these “maggots”. He states that he was brought to us by an old article about root weevil larvae, but doubts that that is what these worms are.