The weather is warming up and many of you will soon be heading out to your favourite camping spot to relax and spend some time sitting around an open fire. That means stocking up on firewood either by purchasing it at the campground or finding a place where you can chop your own.

Before you start moving firewood around from place to place think of what may be hiding in the nooks and crannies of that wood. There could be tiny bugs just waiting for a free ride to a new home and a new supply of food.

University of Alberta Researcher Janice Cooke has this note of caution.