AlexW Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 I recently found a large number of rotten, dark black logs and stumps in an area, and saw several termites and a wood cockroach nymph when I peeled a small chunk off. However, most of the wood was too hard to break off by hand. Does anyone know of any methods or equipment for help in opening logs? Will post images soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 once i got a chain and hooked it to my suv, then i hooked it around the stump and dragged it out LOL…i found some small larvae but nothing of great interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Small logs: hammer & chisel. Large logs & stumps: a mattock pick axe usually works well, so long as the wood isn't very hard. Hard logs & stumps of large diameter: sledgehammer & crowbar. If wood is still so hard that you need to use a sledgehammer & log splitting wedge to separate it, there probably isn't much to be found in it (unless you're looking specifically for cerambycid or buprestid larvae). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexW Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Here are the pics, even though it's a bit late: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexW Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 A different view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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