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Crawling house insect - Neoclytus caprea
Copyright © 2014 Branch McQueen

Crawling house insect - Neoclytus caprea
East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
March 29, 2014
Size: 5/8"
We have found about 10-15 of these crawling in our first floor family room.
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Contributed by Branch McQueen on 29 March, 2014 - 11:47am
Last updated 12 April, 2016 - 11:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 29 March, 2014 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Banded Ash Borer
… Keith Roragen, 29 March, 2014 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Firewood?
This is a wood boring beetle. Did you bring firewood inside?
… John F. Carr, 29 March, 2014 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Firewood?
Yes we did and after I posted I wondered if that could be it. Could they infest the house or cause damage? We have some of the same wood in the garage.

Thanks
… Branch McQueen, 1 April, 2014 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Unlikely
They don't eat houses as far as I know, and the life cycle is too long for them to reproduce quickly.
… John F. Carr, 1 April, 2014 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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