frexpt Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I've been splitting some ash logs from our own wood and they appear to be the home of little beasties like this.........[IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee448/frexpt/woodgrub101215a003-1-1.jpg[/IMG]Compared to others I found before I had a camera with me, this is actually quite a small example. I think they may be Horntail (edit) larvae, but I have read that they seem to favour pine rather than hardwood.........whether that is because the hardwoods are becoming scarcer, I don't know, but I'll bet that someone out there will know.............Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Surely you can find it herehttp://maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/larva-guide/index.htmlcourtesy of our good friend Chrispp - who doesn't seem to grace these shores no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 I don't think so. These critters don't have any legs. They are completely cylindical...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquesteve Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Its most likely a Longhorn Beetle I have found these in fire wood Cerambyx cerdo http://[IMG]http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad251/basquesteve/P8062392-1.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Thanks for the info.Images of the larvae look very similar to the grubs I have found. Capricorn Beetle, which makes sense, as, apparently, they are not uncommon around here, although I have yet to see an adult myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 How can anyone mistake a €2 coin for a grub?[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nine days before someone made a comment about the 2€...........I didn't think it was ever going to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The size of the larva compared to a € 2 coin suggests a Common Capricorn; the Giant Capricorn larva is at least twice as long. The larvae are reputed to consume rotten oak but at the moment I am burning some old poplar which both varieties seem to like. The Common Capricorn is fairly common, forgive the pun, they can reduce softwood to a hollow shell very quickly so should be discouraged.Below an informative link to a french site explaining the big one.I sometimes find them at 7 centimetres; chickens adore them; they are protected.http://www.insectes-net.fr/cerdo/cerd1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I'm glad this is explained, I found some when I cut down a rotten old willow tree and they were plentiful. My chickens must have radar ... they came charging up and were eating them as quickly as I found them and were pecking at the rotten wood to get inside and find the grubs. But the are seriously large, fat grubs, I'm sure the ones I found were much larger than those shown in teh photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquesteve Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 The handsome devil eating rotten apples http://[IMG]http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad251/basquesteve/P8072630.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Looks like my mother-in-law eating her puréed sweet potatoes yesterday [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 'Looks like', it is mine. Are they twins? Anyway, better keep quiet or you won't get any ohhhhlala tonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Nice shot of the Compound Eyes surrounding the feelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 That grub in the original post couldn't be related to you could it, Wooly? Its shape puts one in mind of a banana...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Something of the nite about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 [quote user="woolybanana"]'Looks like', it is mine. Are they twins? Anyway, better keep quiet or you won't get any ohhhhlala tonite.[/quote]You were right! Oh well better luck tonight [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Check out timbers - especially roof - if they are capricornes. Look for the tell-tale oval holes, about 2cms long. Jab timbers hard with a screwdriver or similar every metre or so to test for hidden damage - the surface can look good until the devils decide to break out as flying insects after the grubs have been eating the insides for several years!If you have capricornes in your area, treat the timbers whether or not they are infested yet. Prevention better than cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 This house is for sale at the moment and we have recently had the various diagnostique tests completed, including the termite report, which should highlight any other infestation. When we bought in 2001, our own survey threw up some capricorn damage in external timbers, so we have been aware of their potential dangers and kept a wary eye on things.However, I think many people are oblivious to the risks of storing firewood close to or within a house for any period of time. Whatever comes into our house goes on the poêle pdq! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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