A bug that eats trees using a long stinger?

Question

theres these bugs i saw on a tree that had these long stingers and they were literally boring a hole into it they loked almost like large wasps, i suppose i could capture one and take it to a dnr but its on private property soo i would like to know if neone knows before i resort to that

Answer 1

sounds like it may be a horntail wood wasp

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...

Answer 2

It might be a Secada...but I don't know..Look that up on google and see if it looks like it. =]

Answer 3

Horntail  wasp?

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/sawflies.htm...

It lays its eggs under the bark of trees.