Prescribed fire reduces insect infestation in Karuk and Yurok acorn resource systems

•Non-traditional prescribed fire reduces larval infestation in tanoak acorns during the burn year but not one year-post fire.•Vertebrate frugivory reduced the density of edible acorns.•Seasonally-specific fire is critical to the maintenance of Karuk and Yurok resource systems. Prescribed fire is use...

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