What kind of insects eat or bore through cedar wood??

Question

My father built on to our lakehouse with boards of tx redwood on the inside. It has been about a year since the remodeling and this weekend they noticed sawdusl around the boards, like an insect had been boring through. I had heard that insects dont like to eat redwood. Does anyone know what could be doing this...or if it is harmful to the house??? Thanks in advance

Answer 1

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carpenter ants & carpenter bees are the only two insects that discharge sawdust.

Both are considered a wood destroying insect, May want to have the structure examined by a licensed exterminator.

Answer 2

Termites
ants
might even be a bird or other small mammal

Answer 3

sounds like boring bees they do it every year

Answer 4

Yes it is harmful to your house. I have never heard of any wood a termite wouldn't eat or wood roaches.

Answer 5

Carpenter Bee (aka: wood bore bee) These bees are harmless to people but can do superficial damage to a structure. Rarely is the damage they do more than superficial and ugly to look at. Have you found any holes? If you find holes then you are definitely looking at carpenter bees.