Wood Borer Carpenter Beetle

Many people ask me about insect damage - termites,ants and other critters.

But I am not really a insect or critter guy.

I am just a fix-the-critter-damage guy!

Howsomeever, sometimes such a perfect example of insect critter damage appears I feel compelled to share it with world.

So today, for your edification, a presentation about Wood Borer Carpenter Beetles.

Check it out! I took down a few feet of damaged fascia board from a bungalow cottage style house in downtown Raleigh.

What to my wondering eyes should appear but Borer Beetles in the GOOD wood.

With the exception of a small entry hole on the protected side of the board their presence is not readily apparent.

But if you carefully shave off 3/8ths of an inch on one face the tunnels are completely visible!

There were ten of these guys packed away in just 18 inches of wood.

As you can see I found the end of these tunnels so that probably takes care of the beatles in this section of the house.

But they are industrious little buggers, so if you hear the sound of munching wood and see a little pile of sawdust drifting out of a perfectly drilled hole somewhere around your house look for a tiny *INSECTS AT WORK* sign because they are probably chomping away!

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[HandyGuyKattermann]

@TenshiB

Yeah, I just fix the house, I leave the insect category to the bug guys. Thanks!

[TenshiB]

Awesome footage of these fellas! These aren't beetles, they are carpenter bees.. But I've heard the old timers call them beetles before, too! I do pest control in GA and these are "eastern carpenter bees". All of your info on this one is spot-on except for the beetle part.. Again, very awesome footage and I give this a big thumbs up!

[HandyGuyKattermann]

@mesa401

Thanks for the insight!

[mesa401]

Hi, I am a pest control operator in Florida. The carpenter bees bore straight into the wood, then make a right angle turn. They lay several larva in the channel and seal each one off with a wad of pollen and nectar for the larva to feed on. The adults will overwinter in the same galleries, and return to the same ones often in the spring. You have some interesting videos btw.

[HandyGuyKattermann]

@mesa401

Yeah, they are about the size of bumble bees. I do not know enough about them to enumerate the difference between beetles and bees.

Thanks for the idea!

[mesa401]

Carpenter bees.