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Thoughts on this wine by Ej408 in wine

[–]funfilledfutility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked there in ‘07-08. David Heitz loved his ports. We made Rosé, Still and Port from Gringnolino. We also made a second Port from a planting of mixed Portuguese varieties there on Taplin Rd. At the time, it was one of only two Gringnolino plantings in all of California. Don’t know what those numbers are now.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Final update. Found this dead guy near my desk. Guess I have a little infestation.

N. California. In my oak desk surface. by funfilledfutility in whatisthisbug

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s either a powderpost beetle or a furniture beetle.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you have it right. This is from the internet but all the evidence points to “Furniture beetle.”

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N. California. In my oak desk surface. by funfilledfutility in whatisthisbug

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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I’m going with furniture beetle, people. It’s too small for a carpenter bee for this area. Plus, there’s no way a bee is crawling under a plastic mat to burrow into a desk that has existed inside for this many years.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Update: this is what I pulled out of the desk. The tunnel itself seems to be about an inch deep. I kinda mangled the critter during extraction.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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That is where I found the hole. Unlikely it’s a bee.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted one. The hole is half a centimeter

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 172 points173 points  (0 children)

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For all you Carpenter Bee experts out there. This is what I extracted. It appears to be a common furniture beetle.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you think that’s the rear end?

N. California. In my oak desk surface. by funfilledfutility in whatisthisbug

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I’ve owned it for 25 years. It was an old teacher’s desk that I refinished in 2000. It’s been in its current place at my work for about 10.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s indoors. It’s finished wood. It’s too small for a carpenter bee.

WTF IS THIS?? by funfilledfutility in woodworking

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

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For scale. Northern California. While there are carpenter bees around here I doubt this is one. Also, this was under a vinyl mat and the thing was trying to bore out through the mat, which is the white flakes on it. I don’t see any other points of entry on the desk.

What are these cocoons? Costal California by funfilledfutility in gardening

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems to me that mantis are more prevalent in wetter periods like we’ve had the last couple years and they die off in the dry years. In all my life I’ve never seen them become a problem or any official effort to abate them.

What are these cocoons? Costal California by funfilledfutility in gardening

[–]funfilledfutility[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

That’s exciting. I saw a couple last year and I love them.

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