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We have had our fireplace for nearly 8 years now and have always stored our seasoned 3.5 cords of firewood in attached 20'x40' garage for easy access during winter. We usually stack the wood in fall for that winter burn. With my back condition I have had to purchase wood and scrounge wood from neighbor and friends.
Last season and previous season our mild winter temperatures resulted in us not burning up the firewood as we normally do, so we had a substantial amount of wood left over into the summer months. Now the problem. I think we have a major hatch of borer bugs flying in the garage. Some of the wood showed signs of tunneling but normally we burn the wood so it has NEVER created a problem. If these are borers no pest company will spray firewood nor do they set off bombs anymore.
I have enclosed a photo of bug low quality sorry but hopefully somebody can ID the thing.
I set up one of those electric bug zappers we never used from decades ago and it is working on the flying insects but garage smells of smoked bugs.
I hope we do NOT have to unload the stack to outside for many reasons, not much room to store 3.5 cords along with 3 cords we have seasoning outside already.
I am physically unable to move that much wood in timely fashion and restock it. Disturbing the bugs may also make problem worse and spread bugs to outsidetrees.
Can we just keep the zapper going and burn the wood this winter to get rid of pests. The pest control people said the bugs do not usually go for the processed wood like 2x4's and plywood etc.
Last season and previous season our mild winter temperatures resulted in us not burning up the firewood as we normally do, so we had a substantial amount of wood left over into the summer months. Now the problem. I think we have a major hatch of borer bugs flying in the garage. Some of the wood showed signs of tunneling but normally we burn the wood so it has NEVER created a problem. If these are borers no pest company will spray firewood nor do they set off bombs anymore.
I have enclosed a photo of bug low quality sorry but hopefully somebody can ID the thing.
I set up one of those electric bug zappers we never used from decades ago and it is working on the flying insects but garage smells of smoked bugs.
I hope we do NOT have to unload the stack to outside for many reasons, not much room to store 3.5 cords along with 3 cords we have seasoning outside already.
I am physically unable to move that much wood in timely fashion and restock it. Disturbing the bugs may also make problem worse and spread bugs to outsidetrees.
Can we just keep the zapper going and burn the wood this winter to get rid of pests. The pest control people said the bugs do not usually go for the processed wood like 2x4's and plywood etc.