Oak boring beetle in dry firewood.

[MRD1985]

Found a dozen pieces or so of 20% oak with holes in them. Found the oak boring beetle in some of the holes. I put most of the pieces I could get out of the stack easily into the fire pit (haven’t burnt them yet). Might be a couple pieces left with smaller holes. Most of the holes were in sapwood or near the bark. A couple pieces had holes in heartwood

My concern is the infestation spreading to the rest of the wood, and or live trees in my yard. What’s the best course of action you’d take?

 

[Eman85]

Light it all on fire! Seriously it's a game of a little for them and the rest for you. I had large red oak logs and before I could cut them there were sawdust streaks everywhere. I cut them split them and stacked them and I'm sure they are eating some of my wood. There's always some sawdust and snake skins in my wood stacks.

 

[MRD1985]

Light it all on fire! Seriously it's a game of a little for them and the rest for you. I had large red oak logs and before I could cut them there were sawdust streaks everywhere. I cut them split them and stacked them and I'm sure they are eating some of my wood. There's always some sawdust and snake skins in my wood stacks.

I burned most of the pieces that had holes in the fire pit

 

[Eman85]

If you keep checking you'll keep burning and have no wood for winter.

 

[MRD1985]

If you keep checking you'll keep burning and have no wood for winter.

I just don’t want them going after live trees. I have several oaks in very close vicinity.

That being said I have plenty of wood. I can spare what I just burned without a problem