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BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Mon, Jul 10, 2006 5:34 PM On 2006-06-27 03:38, ToonToonz wrote: I have a few old wooden pieces that seem to have termites or something in them - there is always little micro piles of wood dust around them. Dinapate wrightii is a possibilty if they are palm. These are beetles that bore into the wood, mate, lay eggs and leave. The larve hatch as many as a few years later and then start to try to find their way out of the log. This is what causes the dust. They could have been in there long before it was carved. They are very active in the mid to late summer. If it's not palm, I do not know, because these bugs are specific to palm. It might be something just like them though, but specific to your type of wood. Hope this answers part of the riddle Buzzy

On 2006-06-27 03:38, ToonToonz wrote:

I have a few old wooden pieces that seem to have termites or something in them - there is always little micro piles of wood dust around them.

Dinapate wrightii is a possibilty if they are palm. These are beetles that bore into the wood, mate, lay eggs and leave. The larve hatch as many as a few years later and then start to try to find their way out of the log. This is what causes the dust. They could have been in there long before it was carved. They are very active in the mid to late summer. If it's not palm, I do not know, because these bugs are specific to palm. It might be something just like them though, but specific to your type of wood. Hope this answers part of the riddle
Buzzy

Post #242108 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, Jul 10, 2006 5:34 PM