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what kind of bug leaves this

2,206 Views | 13 Replies | Last: 7 days ago by OnlyForNow
bigevent99
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Found this at a lakehouse after about a month of not being there. No signs of holes anywhere.
Ronald_Ragin
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This is an inside picture? Looks similar to what I'd find along the outside of our log cabin in Nacogdoches county. We had Carpenter Bees
Drundel
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That was my first guess as well.
OnlyForNow
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Ya, sure looks like carpenter bee mess. There's a hole somewhere.
austinag1997
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If you can find the hole, there is a spray that kills the larvae they leave in the hole. Assuming still there. I deal with them every year at my house. Exterior.
TailG8TR
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Look up higher on the wall above this area
Ag97
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Could also be carpenter ants. I had those on my boat at one time. Were a bear to get rid of and I couldn't find the hole they were utilizing. I figured they were carrying the pulp away from the hole a bit to dump it?
bigevent99
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Thanks all. I'll try to hunt down the hole. How big of a hole am I looking for? I did see what looked like a blue wasp around, but not sure it's related.
FatZilla
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bigevent99 said:

Thanks all. I'll try to hunt down the hole. How big of a hole am I looking for? I did see what looked like a blue wasp around, but not sure it's related.


Bumblebee sized hole.
bigevent99
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Walked right into that one
Country Squire
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If you have spray foam insulation in your walls, that could also be a sign of Acrobat Ants chewing it up and expelling the insulation particles to create their colony.

Carpenter bees or ants are also valid culprits, as mentioned above.

Edit to add: If you pound on the wall in the vicinity of that pile, whatever is creating the pile will usually exit through the access point, or points.
BlueSmoke
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If you want to eradicate them. Bifen is hell on bees. Spray the area.
ChoppinDs40
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Will Bifen blast aphids on my crapes?
OnlyForNow
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Absolutely. Bifen will kill just about everything.
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