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   pantalones868 | Jul 03, 2022 04:12am | #1

   Looks like some kind of wasp to me. Where do you live?

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   pantalones868 | Jul 03, 2022 04:30am | #2

   Looks like a wasp but isnt....ash borer maybe...I think it's a beetle. I could be very wrong about this though. I'd probably take the offending wood out of the shop for a start then start bug spraying and hope. If my efforts failed there's always the orkin army.

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   john_c2 | Jul 03, 2022 06:52am | #3

   Where do you live? There are bug identifiers online that are really good. You need a location to narrow it down though.

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   mikeinohio | Jul 03, 2022 09:15am | #4

   It's an ash borer.

   Mike

   
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   diggingrelic | Jul 03, 2022 01:29pm | #5

   Thank you for the reply’s, I should’ve mentioned I live in Colorado.

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   diggingrelic | Jul 03, 2022 07:33pm | #6

   Does anyone know if they can survive on dead wood? Or do they need live wood to survive? My garage gets very hot in the summer. They are dying but they are boring into the thick piece of ash that I have. Will they spread to other wood? I brought the word from the front range over to the mountains. I really don’t wanna set it outside because I don’t want them to spread anywhere. I got it last October when it was cold. Just not sure what I should do. I only have four planks of ash in the garage.

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   ajg1942 | Jul 03, 2022 08:38pm | #7

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclytus_acuminatus

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   pantalones868 | Jul 03, 2022 09:22pm | #8

   Like dead wood and live wood. Got fireplace?

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   _mj_ | Jul 03, 2022 09:25pm | #9

   Chop it up and burn it.

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   pantalones868 | Jul 04, 2022 03:44am | #10

   Since this type of borer is native to North America it isn't or shouldn't be too much of a problem. You won't be introducing it because it's probably already there.. Healthy trees will most likely have some natural resistance unlike what is happening from the emerald ash borer which is native to Asia and is devastating forests in Michigan and spreading. I would still burn the offending wood that you brought into your shop and invest in a fly swatter for the ones that escaped.