Back when I used to spend more time on the east side, we called this a "long horned beetle" or sometimes a "long horned pine beetle". There were even a couple different versions of this sort of beetle over there (in the ponderosa forests). Not sure if either if these are right, but I think they're close.
Of course, you realize that they are highly venomous, right Curtis..?
yeah, Marie rushed me to the hospital last night after I got bit
Well I hope they aren't hazardous to the trees because I got a beau coup butt-load of them in a wood pile behind my shop. I think they must have hatched out in the last couple days.
One of Marie's friends is a Master Gardener so she sent the link to someone at OSU. Here's the reply. I guess I'll be getting out the tarp and shovel tomorrow morning.
The beetle is a Longhorned beetle. They won't infest buildings however
they might be in other stressed trees. To remove them cover the tree
with heavy plastic and seal the edges with soil and cook them.
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4 repliesEDIT: ok, I figured out it must be some sort of beetle... Looks like some version of Soldier beetle...?
Of course, you realize that they are highly venomous, right Curtis..?
Well I hope they aren't hazardous to the trees because I got a beau coup butt-load of them in a wood pile behind my shop. I think they must have hatched out in the last couple days.