Go out with a flashlight and look at the wood during the night. If there
are wood borers, you'll be able to see them crawling around at night.

"Rusty Mase" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 06:29:38 -0500, "Michelle Fulton"
wrote:

Anyway, I noticed a couple of days ago, these little piles of very fine
sawdust here and there amongst the logs,

Wood borers. Larvae from several types of beetles. The look sort of
like June Bug larvae but are flatter. Sometimes they restrict their
tunnels to the area between the bark and the wood but some just bore
where they want.

Keep the wood pile away from the walls of your garage as they can get
into the wood of your home. Cover the pile with a clear plastic film
(drop cloth), sealing the bottom of the cover. The borers will mature
into beetles that can cause problems. Maybe after you cover it,
putting a few moth balls inside might control them.

Rusty Mase