What are these?????

I've been seeing a lot of the white grubs but this is the first time for the bugs, beetles. Can anyone ID these?

Waiting for Bear Grylls to pop in and call them a snack. :sick:

:lol: Yeah your right!! Did you see the one where he ate that huge grub that exploded I think i would starve to death.

I've been seeing a lot of the white grubs in other wood as well. All this wood is oak. There not down in there deep like they were in the pine i split a few month ago. In some of the pine they were almost all the way to the center of a 18" round.

This is the first time i have seen the beetle. Is this what the grub turns into? Or were they just hangin in the same tree?

From the left:
Progeny
Breeding stock
Venture capital

They might be elm leaf beetles, they're olive green to black in color. We actually have them all the way out in NW Montana. I'm a bit west of Glacier National Park and had these guys getting into my green houses this past spring and summer. I hadn't noticed them in previous years. They can do a number on trees.

Thats a Black Turpintine Beetle and Larve next to it. They are nasty wood munchers LOL. Also good for Fishing !

Will the Ef'ers make it through the winter?

Would depend on how deep they are in the wood. Usaually there just inside and under the bark region.So i doubt it if the wood has been bucked. Gets a liitle cold in NY. HA

I'm on a scientific research mission. Send all the wood you have with specimens in tact. I'm trying to see if the infestation will evolve into a fire resistant strain. Haven't seen much development yet but the research is time consuming and I would appreciate all the help others want to send my way. Thanks in advance guys....

Now that was friggin funny

I was splitting some Honey Locust for the garage stove today and I found one of these worms about an inch below the bark. I've seen them before too, but not often. I also awakened a lot of black ants from a peaceful slumber.
It was such a nice day today, I should've thrown the worm on a hook and walked up to the pond.