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Strange larvae in logs

Posted by Chris Auld on December 19, 2012 at 9:28pm

Found a load of these bugs yesterday while splitting some conifer logs. Anyone know what they are? Somehow they had managed to burrow right into the middle of the tree, at least 5 inches of hard wood!

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  • Rose Lennard December 20, 2012 at 9:03am

    you could post your photo to i-spot - there's always an expert there who can ID anything that lives!

  • chris nangle December 20, 2012 at 5:08pm

    could be wood wasps  they dig right in too

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    Phil Voice December 22, 2012 at 11:01am

    I came across these too Chris. In my case I understand that they are House Longhorn Beetle larvae.

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  • Chris Auld December 22, 2012 at 5:13pm

    I think your right Phil, that looks like them. Its amazing how they can chew their way through solid wood.

  • Kieran Ray December 22, 2012 at 5:17pm

    Is this the long horn beetle that the ea and ports authority are trying to kill as soon as they spot them? 

  • John Baker December 23, 2012 at 12:03am

    http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FINAL-UPDATED-QandAs-13_06_12.pdf/$F....

    Not likely from this info...Asian longhorn Beetle does not infect conifers, and known range does not include NI, (where Chris is).

    If you want your head to start spinning, look for a list of Beetles on Wikipedia, when you are just home from a few drinks. Would make you glad to be a horticulturist rather than an entomoligist

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