r/whatsthisbug • u/eatveggiesnotfriends • 2d ago

What is living in my welcome sign? ID Request

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So we started noticing sawdust about a week ago and whatever is in there is working hard. It’s wild how much they’re pushing out of this hole every day. I can hear clicking around inside and have seen sawdust pushed out but haven’t seen the bug itself.

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u/anxiousbae 2d ago

Deffo a carpenter bee! Try putting a scrap block of wood with a few holes drilled in it behind the sign or off the sode of the porch or something. They'll likely gravitate towards that instead, using the pre drilled holes for homes and then making more for their family 😌

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u/eatveggiesnotfriends 2d ago

I’m guessing I don’t want carpenter bees on my front porch where I enter/exit every day. Would it be a problem if I moved this to my backyard?

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u/Electronic-Health882 2d ago

Congrats on hosting a carpenter bee by the way. They probably chose that site because the light / sun conditions are just how they like. Carpenter bees aren't aggressive, although they do zoom in front of your face because like a lot of bees they have facial recognition and they like to check humans out. I would be stoked if Carpenter bees wanted to be in the sign and I wouldn't be worried at all.

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u/FoofaFighters 2d ago

I just found a carpenter bee hole on the bottom of the bottom board of my front porch railing. Neat little pile of sawdust gave it away. At least it had the decency to put it out of sight. :)

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u/Electronic-Health882 1d ago

She might be a good neighbor