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Pine Sawyer Beetles Indoors: Firewood Source

Longhorned Beetles Emerge from Firewood; Harmless

Beetles with long antennae are longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). Larvae bore in dead/dying wood. Bring firewood in only as needed. Don’t spray firewood—ineffective and hazardous. Vacuum or sweep up adults.

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