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  1. 02-09-2010, 01:58 PM #1
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    What is eating my firewood?

    Can anyone tell me what is in my firewood. Lots of holes and lots of saw dust. There are thousands of these and I am worried they will eat my structure and home if they are allowed to spread. Kinda look like wasp Larvae.
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  2. 02-09-2010, 02:21 PM #2
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    They look like bees...except more like larve...hmmm. Those carpenter bees look like black bumble bees...furry little buggers. Whatever they are the best thing to do is burn the logs with holes in them.



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    Quote Originally Posted by EdJohnson View Post
    Can anyone tell me what is in my firewood. Lots of holes and lots of saw dust. There are thousands of these and I am worried they will eat my structure and home if they are allowed to spread. Kinda look like wasp Larvae.
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/14524/bgimage


    http://bugguide.net/node/view/47036/bgimage
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    Quote Originally Posted by EdJohnson View Post
    Can anyone tell me what is in my firewood. Lots of holes and lots of saw dust. There are thousands of these and I am worried they will eat my structure and home if they are allowed to spread. Kinda look like wasp Larvae.
    Wow! Creepy! I thought you were going to show a picture of some gnawed up applewood bark. The mice are tearing up the stash I have in my wood shed. The cat's put a small dent in the population though!
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  5. 02-09-2010, 03:56 PM #5
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    Is that larve a cousin or best friend of the Asian Longhorn?
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    There are lots of varieties of longhorn beetles, mostly native and some "imported". Do a google search of longhorn beetles with your state and you should find some keying help. They seem to like distressed trees or dead wood with the bark on it, which is a good reason to get your firewood bucked, split and stacked in a covered spot as soon as you can. I've never heard of them going after dimensional lumber or structures.
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    I also have those bugs thru out my wood pile. They seem to go for the oak.
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    Can you identify this bug it is eating my firewood like a drunk at an open bar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TreeCo View Post
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/14524/bgimage

    http://bugguide.net/node/view/47036/bgimage
    Looks like they get pretty large after awhile:

    We need a scale to know for sure.
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    Dr. Ed I believe your photo is the larvae stage. The four stages of metamorphosis are Egg, Larvae, Pupae and Adult. The OP's photos were of the Pupae stage. You are right though....the larvae is larger than the Pupae.


    Looks like they would be good in a stir fry.
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    TreeCo said, "Looks like they would be good in a stir fry."
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    Chinese stir fry, maybe. I'm out. Gasp!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Van View Post
    Is that larve a cousin or best friend of the Asian Longhorn?
    My thoughts exactly! The adults look similar except for markings....
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