How many larvae?
While some pods hold two or three larvae, it is possible to find no larvae at all, or as many as six to twelve! Since there must be pollination to produce a pod, it is possible that egg laying was disturbed by storms, etc. or that some eggs fail to hatch and young larvae die. But the higher numbers of larvae also suggest that the moth has the potential to eat a larger share of the seeds without some control by the plant.
