Dang boring bugs

[Magnum in Ms]

Got to get the bark and sap wood off my staves they are getting into the heart wood.

 

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Got to hate them buggers. I spray mine with bug spray if I can't get'em shucked when I cut'em.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Oh boy......I hate them buggers! They ate up some of my finest staves when I first started cutting Osage. You really gotta watch them staves close and even if you can't see any damage from the outside, they could still be hiding away on the inside. It's just a crap shoot whether or not they hatch inside a particular stave. I've had staves eaten up like swiss cheese and others unharmed that came from the same damn tree! How does this happen?

Good luck man, all you can do is start peeling......check for damage and move on to the next one and hope it's better.
I feel your pain.

[Magnum in Ms]

These were cut last Feb. They were sprayed but didnt help. I will get them peeled and I think they will be ok.

[StoneAK]

man that sucks. I have to agree with SEMO just keep scraping away to the good wood. Good luck

[John Scifres]

Bummer.  You got to get under them.  They like to tunnel sideways in the heartwood and they can only get so far before they mature and head back out.

I pretty much stopped storing osage with bark and sapwood on, even inside the shop.  I bite the bullet and get 'em all chased to a ring and all the sides and bellies cleaned up.  Easier to store and no risk of bugs that way.  I've lost a heap of osage in the past to the li'l SOBs.  I spent Sunday going through all my osage, some of which is 10 years old, and doing the same to it.  I had one piece in there with bug damage.

[Lee Slikkers]

I have 2 logs that I split into 1/2's laying in my garage on the floor with barks still on them.  Looks like I better heed the advice you folk's are sharing or I'll be really be disappointed on the material and time lost on my 1st harvest.

Thanks for sharing...

[Magnum in Ms]

Well I finally got the bark and bugs out. Man that sap wood would have been a lot easer to work when it was green,I wont put up any more with the bark on it.

 

[Magnum in Ms]

This wood has been cut for a little over a year and seems pretty dry. Is there any need to put any thing on the back ?

[John Scifres]

I would.  I have stripped 5 year old wood and had it check.  Especially when it is that big.

[Magnum in Ms]

Ok thanks John , I'll run by Lowe's and get another qt. of shellac I'm almost out.

[Magnum in Ms]

Here is what those larvae turn into. A purple wasp with black wings. I fond this one dead hanging out of one of the holes.

 

[KellyG]

well at least they turn into a pretty lil bug.

[Osagetree]