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Beetleshelp identify please
Hi,
I live in southeast Pa. I’m moving a wood pile from a couple of trees I had removed and these bugs are all in the pile. Should I worry about getting stung or not and what the heck is it. It looks lighting bug/weevle ish with stripes on the wings and body.
Thanks
Matt McTague
Hi Matt,
The coloration, markings and movements of the Red Headed Ash Borer, Neoclytus acuminatus, seem to mimic the coloration and behavior of stinging wasps, hence your concerns. The beetles will not harm you but the larvae do bore into felled trees with the bark left on. More seriously, the larvae bore into the sapwood of ash and other hardwood trees.
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