O/T wood grub

Anonymous-0 · Feb 1, 2009

I have some fire wood that has holes about 1/4 in in size. When I split this wood I find a grub that is about 1 inch in length. Now when I bring the wood inside to burn, I am finding this rather large waspe looking thing climbing on my walls. The thing doesn't seam to bother anything, but it is freeking out my wife. Does anyone know what these things are, and will it do any damage to anything? The cats like to watch them. I try to kill them when I find them, but I am sure some get away. So far I found about 5 of them. Are the things I find from the grubs? Stan

tlak · Feb 1, 2009

Wood bore bee, bored holes in my presssure treated steps.

greygoat · Feb 2, 2009

INTERESTING---i'd like to see more on this
subject--does anyone know anything more or know
of a website
Perhaps not a wasp, but a "long horned beatle" ??

Bob Kerr · Feb 2, 2009

Timber worms. The wasp like critter is what those worms turn into and after they mate, they use that long driller on the butt to drill into the next chunk of wood and lay an egg which becomes the next worm. I don't think I would want them in my house either especially if you have antique furniture. I leave most of my wood outside so they don't get the chance to hatch and only bring in enough for a day or two. I also have a problem with these black fuzzy spiders that build web coccoons in my firewood pile. Had a few of those wake up in the warm house and crawl around. Also had a boat load of real small baby spiders hatch out. Now I check the wood out and if it has a web on it I smash that part and or toss those into the stove first when I bring the wood in.

O/T wood grub

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