How Do You Manage Insects In Firewood?
Nothing’s nicer on a cold winter day than sitting in front of a roaring wood fire in the fireplace. Since many insects feed on or find shelter in wood, you might be bringing a few critters in with the firewood. Here’s what you need to know about insects in firewood. What Kinds of Insects Live in Firewood? Firewood often houses beetles, both under the bark and inside the wood. When firewood contains beetle larvae, adults may emerge as long as two years after the wood was cut. Longhorned beetle larvae usually live under the bark, in irregular tunnels. Boring beetle larvae make winding tunnels loaded with sawdust-like frass. Bark and ambrosia beetles typically infest freshly cut wood. Dry firewood may attract carpenter bees, which nest in the wood. Horntail wasps lay their eggs in wood, where the larvae develop. Sometimes adult horntail wasps emerge from firewood when it’s brought indoors. You don’t need to worry about them stinging or damag
