Does This Look Infested?
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I was whittling a nice piece of ash when I found this in it:
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The ovular tunnel is about a quarter inch long:
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The organism is about five millimeters long, (hopefully) dead and a bit dried out.
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I’m thinking this could be an Emerald Ash Borer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_ash_borer
The insect is an invasive species in northeastern North America.
What do you think it is?
/image what’s that bug
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No stripes. It could be the common ash hole borer.
@mehcuda67
Yep. Definitely a common ash hole.
@mehcuda67 @mike808
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Creamy colored larvae of the Banded Ash Borer and their kin go by the name of roundheaded borers.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2017/6/12/recycling-ash-banded-ash-borer-ineoclytus-capreai
@medz what is my coupon code for winning?
@medz “ash hole” of course. I thought you knew.
@2many2no
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@medz
That looks just like it! Cool
@medz Definitely looks like an invasive species.
Whew…thought it said infeCted…