great pile of shagbark hickory is stacked behind my barn. good sun and drying breeze. covered with tarps on the top only. c/s/s about 2 yrs. reading 15-16 on my m.m. kinda forgot about it and this morning with the temp. at 9DEGREES! i decided to bring some in to feed the yukon husky. well i almost fell over when i discovered massive piles of a fine powder covering all the splits. holes in the wood about 1/4 in. long and oblong-not round. cuppla dead beatles were evident-black,about 1/2 in. long.
question is:WTH ARE THESE?? do they pose a larger threat than just chompin my wood? the wood is still very heavy,so they have not destroyed it like a termite would. i beat the powder off the splits,threw them in the wheel barrow and stacked them next to the yukon in the basement of the cabin. will the warmth from the yukon bring them to life and chew down our cabin(white pine logs 30+ yrs. old?} haven't attacked the barn-20 yr. old tulip poplar boards 1 1/2 in thick and 24in.+ wide.stacked up right against it. any ideas what i'm faced with? ky art
question is:WTH ARE THESE?? do they pose a larger threat than just chompin my wood? the wood is still very heavy,so they have not destroyed it like a termite would. i beat the powder off the splits,threw them in the wheel barrow and stacked them next to the yukon in the basement of the cabin. will the warmth from the yukon bring them to life and chew down our cabin(white pine logs 30+ yrs. old?} haven't attacked the barn-20 yr. old tulip poplar boards 1 1/2 in thick and 24in.+ wide.stacked up right against it. any ideas what i'm faced with? ky art