Michael Arruda
05-15-2010, 12:22 AM
Hello all,
This time of the year, my shop seems to get infested with some type of mite. They're all over my lumber at night, especially a prject if I'm working on one- it seems they like the sanding dust on the wood. They're small- tiny- a couple mm long at most. From what I can tell, it seems they're somewhat transparent or brownish, and they seem to be furry. I've never been bit by one, they squish real easy, and in a couple months, I know they'll be gone and I won't see them again until next season. I've never seen any damage to any wood as a cause of them- it seems like maybe they live on the wood and go out to scavenge in my sawdust at night. Strangest little things; I'm phobic about finishing, as I'm scared to death of having one inbedded in my finish. They seem to crawl on all species of wood, from maple to purpleheart. I seem to see them more on the maple and cherry though.
Strangest darn things- has anyone else ever seen this? Should I be concerned for any reason? They're definately not termites. Don't look like them at all, wrong size, wrong shape- not termites. I'm in southern california, the high desert. They came around a couple weeks ago, as it was warming up, and they'll be gone in a few months when we get to an average daily temp over 100.
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Michael
This time of the year, my shop seems to get infested with some type of mite. They're all over my lumber at night, especially a prject if I'm working on one- it seems they like the sanding dust on the wood. They're small- tiny- a couple mm long at most. From what I can tell, it seems they're somewhat transparent or brownish, and they seem to be furry. I've never been bit by one, they squish real easy, and in a couple months, I know they'll be gone and I won't see them again until next season. I've never seen any damage to any wood as a cause of them- it seems like maybe they live on the wood and go out to scavenge in my sawdust at night. Strangest little things; I'm phobic about finishing, as I'm scared to death of having one inbedded in my finish. They seem to crawl on all species of wood, from maple to purpleheart. I seem to see them more on the maple and cherry though.
Strangest darn things- has anyone else ever seen this? Should I be concerned for any reason? They're definately not termites. Don't look like them at all, wrong size, wrong shape- not termites. I'm in southern california, the high desert. They came around a couple weeks ago, as it was warming up, and they'll be gone in a few months when we get to an average daily temp over 100.
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Michael