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Bug Id

Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:09 pm
Posted by Tiger31
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2004
382 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:09 pm
Can anyone identify these bugs? Tree in my front yard, oak I think, starting leaking sap down the bark a day or two ago. It looked like something made a hole and that’s where it was coming from. I noticed these things today. Is this something I need to treat, will they kill my tree? In North Carolina if that’s important.

Thanks

This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4543 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:17 pm to
I don't see any bugs.

Ah, there they are.

No clue.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 1:18 pm
Posted by Tiger31
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2004
382 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm to
Definitely hard to see. I changed the picture.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54784 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:32 pm to
Looks like a flower scarab beetle.



They didn't do the damage to the tree. The sap likely attracted them.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
16467 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:41 am to
First you make a roux...

Loaded it on my Insect picture app and looks like LegendInMyMind is correct. The app calls if a Dark Flower scarab.
Posted by Tiger31
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2004
382 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:26 am to
Cool, thanks for checking on the app. I think the hole is caused from something called wetwood or slimeflux? At least that is the best I could find looking it up.
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