Roaches in the woods, are they a concern for firewood

all my wood comes from the forest here where I live all within a half mile of the house , but it's rough terrain and only reached by tractor ,I don't think I could get the splitter in there so I bring the wood in on a carryall.. I compost all the bark for my garden . the firewood in my woodshed has had hundreds of ladybugs overwintering on the logs this year, the wild birds stop for a meal in after I load my wheelbarrow.

 

I stand corrected! Be afraid, very very afraid! This from the net:
The species occurs in open, timbered areas with little ground cover.[6] According to entomologist Fred A. Lawson, it is "often seen on tree trunks and lower branches of oaks and elms after dark."[6] Nymphs and adults are also found outdoors beneath loose bark in woodpiles, stumps, and hollow trees. Brought indoors on infested firewood, they wander about the house without congregating in any particular room. They can be especially troublesome during the mating season, which is during May and June. Male wood cockroaches frequently travel in large numbers and fly considerable distances. They are attracted to lights at night and may gain entry indoors. Large numbers may also be found in rain gutters of homes.

Pennsylvania wood cockroaches feed primarily on decaying organic matter. Both female and male Pennsylvania wood cockroaches have been found under shingles and on the inside of garages. They rarely breed indoors. However, with the growing use of firewood, the popularity of cedar shake shingles, and the continual building of homes in wooded areas, problems with Pennsylvania wood cockroaches will probably escalate.

 

Interesting. I've never really been much into entomology, despite my biology background, but I've never seen one of these in Wisconsin.

 

I see wood roaches all the time. They just scatter and run somewhere else.
Rather see them than stink bugs or lantern fly

 

STINK BUGS!

We get swarmed by them twice a year, along with Asain lady bugs. The fall and spring are awful for both here. We live in a farming area and once the soy beans are harvested, in early October, the entire south facing front of my house is covered with lady bugs. They get in the house dispite caulking, and spraying. Pretty much the same with stink bugs. Both resurrect themselves just about now.

 

I like to keep some bug spray on hand, just so they don't get any ideas. We had an infestation of Carpenter ants last year, I'm still not convinced I didn't import them.

Japanese beetles are a nuisance around here in the summer. They like to 'skeletonize' my cherry trees.