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.
What is eating my firewood?
- Thread starter EdJohnson
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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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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!
Is that larve a cousin or best friend of the Asian Longhorn?
deerlakejens
ArboristSite Operative
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.
Can you identify this bug it is eating my firewood like a drunk at an open bar.
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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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Chinese stir fry, maybe. I'm out. Gasp!
woodguy105
ArboristSite Guru
My thoughts exactly! The adults look similar except for markings....
